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Murder of Janne Aikala | |
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Location | Turku, Finland |
Date | 14 May 1986 |
Attack type | Homicide by strangulation, child murder, kidnapping |
Victim | Janne Samuel Aikala, aged 10 |
Perpetrator | Jorma Patjas |
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Sentence | Life imprisonment |
Janne Samuel Aikala (17 October 1975 in Turku – 14 May 1986 in Turku) was a 10-year-old boy, who was killed by antiquarian keeper Jorma Patjas in May 1986. This is notable because of the Supreme Court review and the legal concept of murder and manslaughter in Finland was an issue.