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Emilie Meng
Emilie Meng
Born	Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng; 31 July 1998; Korsør, Denmark
Disappeared	10 July 2016; Korsør Station
Cause of death	Strangulation
Body discovered	24 December 2016; Regnemarks Bakke, Borup, Køge Municipality, Denmark
Burial place	Sankt Povls Kirke
Known for	Murder victim
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

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Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng (31 July 1998 – c. 10 July 2016) was a girl from Korsør, Denmark, who went missing in the early hours of 10 July 2016 from Korsør railway station after a night out with friends. Following a highly publicised search involving police and civilians, her body was discovered on 24 December 2016 in Regnemarks Bakke, Borup, Køge Municipality. A post-mortem examination determined that she had been strangled.

Philip Patrick Westh, a 32-year-old marketing manager was charged with Meng's murder in April 2023. In June 2024, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder, and the abductions of two other girls.

Disappearance

Meng was last seen walking home alone on foot from Korsør Station where she and friends arrived at 4 a.m. on 10 July 2016 after a night out in Slagelse.^[2] She was expected to sing at a local church at 9:30 that morning, but never showed up.^[3] Many volunteers helped the police to look for Meng. Several tips^[4] led to three suspects, including a 33-year-old truck driver, and a 67-year-old whose house was searched five times, but they were later released. After four months, police operated on three theories: Meng had run away, was involved in an accident, or was the victim of a crime. During the 168 days she was missing, volunteers hung up missing person posters across the nation, with hundreds of volunteers also searching for Meng.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Discovery of Meng's body

On 24 December 2016, Meng's body was found in a lake at Regnemarks Bakke near Borup in Køge Municipality.^[8] Police authorities cordoned off and investigated the scene. Police announced at a press conference the following evening that Meng had been the victim of a very serious crime. Investigation by police of evidence and mobile traffic from the area where Meng disappeared and where she was found took place.

On 26 December, a memorial service was held at Korsør Station attended by several hundreds of people, including the mayor of Slagelse Municipality, Stén Knuth. On 30 December, Meng's family requested the removal of all missing person posters since she had now been found. Her funeral was held on 19 January 2017 in St. Povl's Church in Korsør. She was buried in Korsør Church cemetery.^[9]^[10]

In June 2017, the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police published the results of technical examinations of a surveillance recording from Korsør Station. The police's reconstruction of the video showed footage of an indoor corridor in addition to a view towards the station's car park the top left corner. Quite faintly, a bright passenger car could be seen driving around at about 4:07 a.m. on 10 July 2016. The poor quality of the video made it difficult to determine the car's model, but following several months of work abroad, it was an expert's assessment that it most likely was a Hyundai i30, model 2011-2016.^[11] By then, police had interrogated roughly 650 people in the case, written close to 2,000 reports and compared approximately 400,000 cars with telephone information.^[12]

In 2021, Danish police confiscated a white van that at the time of Meng's murder had belonged to Peter Madsen, a Danish convicted murderer for the 2017 killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, unsuccessfully looking for possible traces of blood in the vehicle.^[13]

2023 Kirkerup child abduction

On 15 April 2023, at about 11:45 am local time, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in Kirkerup, Slagelse Municipality after finishing delivery of newspapers to the surrounding area.^[14]^[15] The same day, police, cooperating with other authorities, used dogs, drones, and helicopters to secure evidence.^[16]^[17]^[18] A local property was cordoned off on the following morning.^[19]^[20]^[21] At 10:57 am, police authorities stated they were working based on the assumption that a crime had been committed.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25] The event drew intensive media coverage in Denmark towards the otherwise relatively unknown village.^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35] Early in the afternoon, police called for a press conference to be held at 3:00 pm.^[36]^[37]^[38]

Briefly delayed, police inspector Kim Kliver announced that a 32-year-old man, shortly before the conference was to have begun, had been arrested in his house in Svenstrup, Korsør in which the missing girl was found alive and conscious.^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43] Her mother wrote, "27 hours of nightmare is over and my dearly beloved (Victim's Name) is home",^[44]^[45] in addition to Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, expressing her gratitude.^[46]^[47] Norwegian NRK journalist Søren Arildsen later described the event as follows: "A country that had held its breath for 27 hours could exhale. Almost all of Denmark had become involved. But primarily the local community".^[48] Two other persons had also been arrested but released the same day because of their innocence.^[49] Sunday morning, the police had received 600 inquiries from locals about the case^[50]^[51] including dashcam recordings.^[52]^[53] Correlation to the murder of Meng was at this point not publicly known, first being confirmed by police on 24 April.^[54]

Trial

On 18 April, the 32-year-old defendant was arraigned (grundlovsforhør) at the Court of Næstved charged with at 11:46 am on 15 April, having initiated a long-lasting deprivation of liberty as well as committed violence, threats of violence, and several rapes against the 13-year-old.^[55]^[39] He pleaded "partly guilty" and was pre-trial detained until 11 May, with his name being prohibited from public release.^[39]^[56] The judge argued for the detention partly by reason of the probability that other perpetrators could be at large.^[57]^[58] Despite the name ban (which is normal in serious cases in Denmark and automatically removed once a person has been convicted), the defendant's name persisted circulating on social media.^[59]

On 24 April, the B.T. reported that police had seized a white Hyundai i30 in Slovakia which the defendant had sold to a Slovak family in 2016; the same model as the one sought after by police in 2016 regarding Meng's murder. At a press convention held by South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police on 26 April, it was announced that the 32-year-old had been charged with Meng's murder, as well as another unsolved crime in Sorø committed during November 2022.^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63] The same day, it was confirmed by police that the 32-year-old back in 2016 had been integrated in Meng's murder case and was among the 1,450 individuals who the police had collated DNA from,^[64] but the DNA sample collected from the victim was too degraded and mixed to get a result with the methods existing at the time.^[65]

On 9 May, the defendant voluntarily prolonged his detention.^[63]

On 24 April 2024, the name ban against the now 33-year-old defendant Philip Patrick Westh was lifted.^[66]

Westh's trial began on 14 May 2024 at Næstved Court House. There, he admitted long-term kidnapping, sexual relationship other than intercourse, illegal coercion and violence against the 13-year-old girl. She was bound with plastic strips when the police found her at Westh's residence. He also admitted possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty to the rest of the charges, which included attempted murder against the 13-year-old, murder of Emilie Meng and attempted rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old Efterskole student in Sorø.^[67]

In June, Westh was found guilty of the murder of Emilie Meng and the abductions of two other girls, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.^[68]^[69]^[70] Wesths attorney announced that the ruling would be appealed.^[68]

Legacy

The case was widely reported in the media. Three years after her disappearance, on 22 August 2019, television station TV 2 published a documentary named Hvor er politiet? (Where are the police?).^[71] A few months later, broadcaster DR released a documentary series titled Emilie Meng – en efterforskning går galt (Emilie Meng – an investigation goes wrong).^[72] During two seasons in 2019 and 2020, the B.T. made 22 episodes of the podcast series Emilie Meng Mysteriet (The Emilie Meng Mystery).^[73] In August 2020, a true crime book titled Pigen der forsvandt (The girl who disappeared) authored by Jesper Vestergaard Larsen and Bo Nordström Weile was published by People's Press.^[74] In 2021, a four-episode documentary by streaming service Discovery+ premiered under the name Nogen ved noget om Emilie Meng (Someone knows something about Emilie Meng).^[75]

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+| birth_name         = Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng<ref name="tvm080816">{{cite news |title=Politiet i Skive ledte efter forsvundne Emilie |trans-title=Police in Skive searched for missing Emilie |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/skive/politiet-i-skive-ledte-efter-forsvundne-emilie |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=TV MIDTVEST |date=8 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128221728/https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/skive/politiet-i-skive-ledte-efter-forsvundne-emilie |archive-date=28 January 2023 |language=da}}</ref>
-| birth_name         = Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng
 | birth_date         = {{birth date|1998|7|31|df=y}}
-| birth_place        = [[Korsør]], [[Denmark]]
+| birth_place        = [[Korsør]], Denmark
-| disappeared_date   = 10 July 2016
+| disappeared_date   = {{birth date|2016|07|10|df=y}}
-| burial_place       = Skt. Povls Kirke
-| nationality        = [[Danes|Danish]]
 | disappeared_place  = [[Korsør railway station|Korsør Station]]
+| death_cause        = [[Strangulation]]
-| body_discovered    = 24 December 2016
+| body_discovered    = 24 December 2016<br />Regnemarks Bakke, [[Borup, Køge Municipality]], Denmark
-| resting_place      = Korsør Church
-| father             =
+| burial_place       = Sankt Povls Kirke
-| mother             =
+| resting_place      = [[Korsør]], Denmark
+| height             = 1.68 m<ref name="tvm080816" />
+| known for          = [[Murder]] victim
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-In the early hours of 10 July 2016, a 17-year-old Danish girl named '''Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng''' (31 July 1998 – {{circa|10 July 2016}}) disappeared in [[Korsør]]. Five months later, her body was found in [[Køge Municipality]]. The case received major media attention and [[Police of Denmark|police]] and civilian investigations. On 26 April 2023, a 32-year-old man was charged with the murder of Emilie Meng.
+'''Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng''' (31 July 1998&nbsp;– {{circa|10 July 2016}}) was a girl from [[Korsør]], Denmark, who went [[missing person|missing]] in the early hours of 10 July 2016 from [[Korsør railway station]] after a night out with friends. Following a highly publicised search involving [[Police of Denmark|police]] and civilians, her body was discovered on 24 December 2016 in Regnemarks Bakke, [[Borup, Køge Municipality]]. A [[Autopsy|post-mortem examination]] determined that she had been [[strangling|strangled]].
+Philip Patrick Westh, a 32-year-old [[Marketing management|marketing manager]] was charged with Meng's murder in April 2023. In June 2024, he was sentenced to [[Life imprisonment in Denmark|life imprisonment]] for her murder, and the abductions of two other girls.
 == Disappearance ==
-[[File:Korsør Station 12.JPG|thumb|Street façade of [[Korsør railway station|Korsør Station]] where Emile Meng last was seen alive photographed in 2015.]]
+[[File:Korsør Station 12.JPG|thumb|Street façade of [[Korsør railway station|Korsør Station]] where Meng last was seen alive photographed in 2015.]]
-Meng was last seen walking home alone on foot from [[Korsør railway station|Korsør Station]] where she and friends had at 4 a.m. on 10 July 2016 after a night out in [[Slagelse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2016-07-12-politi-leder-efter-emilie-@paa-overvaagning|title=Politi leder efter Emilie på overvågning, TV2, 12. juli 2016|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507091011/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2016-07-12-politi-leder-efter-emilie-@paa-overvaagning|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was expected to sing at a local church at 9:30 that morning, but never showed up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missing Danish girl found dead on Christmas Eve – The Post |url=http://cphpost.dk/news/missing-danish-girl-found-dead-on-christmas-eve.html |access-date=13 June 2019 |website=cphpost.dk}}</ref> Many volunteers helped the police to look for Meng. Several tips<ref>[http://www.dagens.dk/112/emilie-har-vaeret-vaek-i-fire-maaneder-her-er-politiets-tre-teorier Emilie har været væk i fire måneder]</ref> led to three suspects, including a 33-year-old truck driver and a 67-year-old, who had his house searched five times, but they were later released. After four months, police operated with three theories:
+Meng was last seen walking home alone on foot from [[Korsør railway station|Korsør Station]] where she and friends arrived at 4 a.m. on 10 July 2016 after a night out in [[Slagelse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2016-07-12-politi-leder-efter-emilie-@paa-overvaagning|title=Politi leder efter Emilie på overvågning, TV2, 12. juli 2016|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507091011/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2016-07-12-politi-leder-efter-emilie-@paa-overvaagning|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was expected to sing at a local church at 9:30 that morning, but never showed up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missing Danish girl found dead on Christmas Eve – The Post |url=http://cphpost.dk/news/missing-danish-girl-found-dead-on-christmas-eve.html |access-date=13 June 2019 |website=cphpost.dk}}</ref> Many volunteers helped the police to look for Meng. Several tips<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagens.dk/112/emilie-har-vaeret-vaek-i-fire-maaneder-her-er-politiets-tre-teorier|title=Emilie har været væk i fire måneder: Her er politiets tre teorier|website=www.dagens.dk|accessdate=30 June 2024|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813055654/http://www.dagens.dk/112/emilie-har-vaeret-vaek-i-fire-maaneder-her-er-politiets-tre-teorier|url-status=live}}</ref> led to three suspects, including a 33-year-old truck driver, and a 67-year-old whose house was searched five times, but they were later released. After four months, police operated on three theories: Meng had run away, was involved in an accident, or was the victim of a crime. During the 168 days she was missing, volunteers hung up missing person posters across the nation, with hundreds of volunteers also searching for Meng.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2016 |title=Største eftersøgning nogensinde efter Emilie |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/stoerste-eftersoegning-nogensinde-efter-emilie |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=28 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228040351/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/stoerste-eftersoegning-nogensinde-efter-emilie |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="dr.dk">{{Cite web |date=13 July 2016 |title=Frivillige klar til at genoptage eftersøgningen af forsvunden 17-årig |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/frivillige-klar-til-genoptage-eftersoegningen-af-forsvunden-17-aarig |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509170843/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/frivillige-klar-til-genoptage-eftersoegningen-af-forsvunden-17-aarig |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Moinzadeh |first=Mehdi |title=YOUTOPIA/ABOUT:BLANK |date=31 December 2018 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783839439555-025 |work=In Zukunft! |pages=287–302 |access-date=9 May 2023 |publisher=transcript Verlag |doi=10.1515/9783839439555-025 |isbn=9783839439555 |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121012327/https://apps.crossref.org/coaccess/coaccess.html?doi=10.1515/9783839439555-025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* She has decided to live somewhere else for a while
-* She has suffered to an accident of some sort
-* She has had a crime committed against her
-During the 168 days of her disappearance, volunteers hung up missing person posters across the nation, with hundreds of volunteers also searching for Emile Meng.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2016 |title=Største eftersøgning nogensinde efter Emilie |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/stoerste-eftersoegning-nogensinde-efter-emilie |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name="dr.dk">{{Cite web |date=13 July 2016 |title=Frivillige klar til at genoptage eftersøgningen af forsvunden 17-årig |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/frivillige-klar-til-genoptage-eftersoegningen-af-forsvunden-17-aarig |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Moinzadeh |first=Mehdi |title=YOUTOPIA/ABOUT:BLANK |date=31 December 2018 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783839439555-025 |work=In Zukunft! |pages=287–302 |access-date=9 May 2023 |publisher=transcript Verlag|doi=10.1515/9783839439555-025 |isbn=9783839439555 }}</ref>
 == Discovery of Meng's body ==
-[[File:KorsørKircheK1.JPG|thumb|Korsør Church where Emilie Meng was buried.|left]]On 24 December 2016, [[Christmas Eve]], Meng's body was found in a lake at Regnemarks Bakke near [[Borup, Køge Municipality|Borup]] in [[Køge Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2017 |title=Emilie Meng-sagen: Kvinde så mand løfte på 'tung genstand' |language=da |work=sn.dk |url=https://sn.dk/Koege/Emilie-Meng-sagen-Kvinde-saa-mand-loefte-paa-tung-genstand/artikel/688511 |access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> Police authorities cordoned off and investigated the scene. Police announced at a press conference the following evening that Emilie Meng had been subjected to a very serious crime. Investigation by police of evidence and mobile traffic from the area where Emilie Meng disappeared and where she was found took place.
+[[File:KorsørKircheK1.JPG|thumb|Korsør Church where Meng was buried.|left]]On 24 December 2016, Meng's body was found in a lake at Regnemarks Bakke near [[Borup, Køge Municipality|Borup]] in [[Køge Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2017 |title=Emilie Meng-sagen: Kvinde så mand løfte på 'tung genstand' |language=da |work=sn.dk |url=https://sn.dk/Koege/Emilie-Meng-sagen-Kvinde-saa-mand-loefte-paa-tung-genstand/artikel/688511 |access-date=13 April 2018 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130759/https://sn.dk/Koege/Emilie-Meng-sagen-Kvinde-saa-mand-loefte-paa-tung-genstand/artikel/688511 |url-status=live }}</ref> Police authorities cordoned off and investigated the scene. Police announced at a press conference the following evening that Meng had been the victim of a very serious crime. Investigation by police of evidence and mobile traffic from the area where Meng disappeared and where she was found took place.
-On Monday 26 December 2016, a memorial service was held at Korsør Station attended by several hundreds of people, including the [[mayor]] of [[Slagelse Municipality]], [[Stén Knuth]] ([[Venstre (Denmark)|V]]). On 19 January 2017, Meng funeral was held in St. Povl's Church in Korsør. She is buried in Korsør Church cemetery. On 30 December, Meng's family requested the removal of all missing person posters since she had now been found.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maibøll |first=Tinie |date=30 December 2016 |title=Emilie Mengs familie beder danskerne om hjælp: Fjern plakaterne |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1029405 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Af Michael Bo |date=30 December 2016 |title=Emilies familie beder om hjælp: Fjern alle plakater |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/emilies-familie-beder-om-hjaelp-fjern-alle-plakater/6472071 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref>
+On 26 December, a memorial service was held at Korsør Station attended by several hundreds of people, including the [[mayor]] of [[Slagelse Municipality]], [[Stén Knuth]]. On 30 December, Meng's family requested the removal of all missing person posters since she had now been found. Her funeral was held on 19 January 2017 in St. Povl's Church in Korsør. She was buried in Korsør Church cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maibøll |first=Tinie |date=30 December 2016 |title=Emilie Mengs familie beder danskerne om hjælp: Fjern plakaterne |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1029405 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Af Michael Bo |date=30 December 2016 |title=Emilies familie beder om hjælp: Fjern alle plakater |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/emilies-familie-beder-om-hjaelp-fjern-alle-plakater/6472071 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509155330/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/emilies-familie-beder-om-hjaelp-fjern-alle-plakater/6472071 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In June 2017, the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police published the results of technical examinations of a surveillance recording from Korsør Station. The police's reconstruction of the video showed footage of an indoor corridor in addition to a view towards the station's car park the top left corner. Quite faintly, a bright passenger car could be seen driving around at about 4:07&nbsp;a.m. on 10 July 2016. The poor quality of the video made it difficult to determine the car's model, but following several months of work abroad, it was an expert's assessment that it most likely was a [[Hyundai i30]], model 2011-2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2023 |title=Anholdt 32-årig havde samme type bil, som blev efterlyst i Emilie Meng-sagen - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2023-04-19-anholdt-32-aarig-havde-samme-type-bil-som-blev-efterlyst-i-emilie-meng-sagen |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> By then, police had interrogated roughly 650 people in the case, written close to 2,000 reports and compared approximately 400,000 cars with telephone information.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q117839866}}</ref>
+In June 2017, the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police published the results of technical examinations of a surveillance recording from Korsør Station. The police's reconstruction of the video showed footage of an indoor corridor in addition to a view towards the station's car park the top left corner. Quite faintly, a bright passenger car could be seen driving around at about 4:07&nbsp;a.m. on 10 July 2016. The poor quality of the video made it difficult to determine the car's model, but following several months of work abroad, it was an expert's assessment that it most likely was a [[Hyundai i30]], model 2011-2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2023 |title=Anholdt 32-årig havde samme type bil, som blev efterlyst i Emilie Meng-sagen - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2023-04-19-anholdt-32-aarig-havde-samme-type-bil-som-blev-efterlyst-i-emilie-meng-sagen |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509215259/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2023-04-19-anholdt-32-aarig-havde-samme-type-bil-som-blev-efterlyst-i-emilie-meng-sagen |url-status=live }}</ref> By then, police had interrogated roughly 650 people in the case, written close to 2,000 reports and compared approximately 400,000 cars with telephone information.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q117839866}}</ref>
-In 2021, Danish police confiscated a white van that at the time of Meng's murder had belonged to [[Peter Madsen]], a Danish [[Murder (Danish law)|convicted murderer]] for the 2017 [[Murder of Kim Wall|killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall]], unsuccessfully looking for possible traces of blood in the [[vehicle]].<ref>[https://www.bt.no/nyheter/okonomi/i/qWkvEm/peter-madsens-bil-undersoekes-i-dansk-drapssak ''Peter Madsens bil undersøkes i dansk drapssak'']. Bergens Tidene, 29 September 2021</ref>
+In 2021, Danish police confiscated a white van that at the time of Meng's murder had belonged to [[Peter Madsen]], a Danish [[Murder (Danish law)|convicted murderer]] for the 2017 [[Murder of Kim Wall|killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall]], unsuccessfully looking for possible traces of blood in the [[vehicle]].<ref>[https://www.bt.no/nyheter/okonomi/i/qWkvEm/peter-madsens-bil-undersoekes-i-dansk-drapssak ''Peter Madsens bil undersøkes i dansk drapssak''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929143340/https://www.bt.no/nyheter/okonomi/i/qWkvEm/peter-madsens-bil-undersoekes-i-dansk-drapssak |date=29 September 2021 }}. Bergens Tidene, 29 September 2021</ref>
-==2023 arrest of suspect==
+== 2023 Kirkerup child abduction ==
-[[File:Kirkerup Church.jpg|thumb|Kirkerup Church near the scene of the child abduction which lead to the apprehension of Emilie Meng's suspected murderer.]]
+[[File:Kirkerup Church.jpg|thumb|Kirkerup Church near the scene of the child abduction which lead to the apprehension of Meng's suspected murderer.]]
-On Saturday, 15 April 2023 at about 11:45 am local time, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in [[Kirkerup]], Slagelse Municipality after finishing delivery of newspapers to the surrounding area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Krarup |first=Af Nicklas |date=15 April 2023 |title=Filippa er forsvundet: Her er den forladte cykel |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-er-forsvundet-her-er-den-forladte-cykel/9721620 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=Politiet efterlyser: 13-årig pige forsvundet ved Slagelse - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-politiet-efterlyser-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet-ved-slagelse |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> From the first day of her disappearance, police, cooperating with other authorities, used [[Police dog|dogs]], [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]], and [[Police aviation|helicopters]] to secure evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skovmose |first=Ida Laursen Brock Jessica |title=Søger med hunde, droner og helikopter efter 13-årige Filippa |url=https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/soeger-med-hunde-droner-og-helikopter-efter-13-aarige-filippa |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=TV2 ØST |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=Forsvarets helikopter søger efter forsvundet 13-årig - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-forsvarets-helikopter-soeger-efter-forsvundet-13-aarig |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=13-årige Filippa meldt savnet: Var i gang med at uddele aviser |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/13-aarige-filippa-meldt-savnet-var-i-gang-med-uddele-aviser |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=SE og HØR |language=da}}</ref> A local property was cordoned off on the 16th the following morning.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet afspærrer hus i lokalområdet, hvor Filippa er forsvundet: Mere mandskab kommer til |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307619/Politiet-afsp%C3%A6rrer-hus-i-lokalomr%C3%A5det-hvor-Filippa-er-forsvundet-Mere-mandskab-kommer-til |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arildsen |first=Søren |date=16 April 2023 |title=Eftersøgning efter Filippa: Politi har afspærret hus |url=https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/eftersoegning-efter-filippa-politi-har-afspaerret-hus/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Sjællandske Nyheder |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Muligt gennembrud i Filippa-sagen: Politiet omringer dette hus |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/muligt-gennembrud-i-filippa-sagen-politiet-omringer-dette-hus |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=SE og HØR |language=da}}</ref> At 10:57 am, police authorities stated they were working based on the assumption that a crime had been committed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Status: Eftersøgningen af den 13-årige Filippa {{!}} Nyheder {{!}} Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi |url=https://politi.dk/sydsjaellands-og-lolland-falsters-politi/nyhedsliste/eftersoegningen-af-den-13-aarige-filippa/2023/04/16 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=politi.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiets teori: Filippa udsat for kriminel handling - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-filippa-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olling |first=Jakob |title=Politiets teori: 13-årig udsat for kriminel handling |url=https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/politiets-teori-13-aarig-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=TV2 ØST |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet med nyt i eftersøgning af Filippa: 'Arbejder ud fra en teori om, at der er begået en kriminel handling' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-med-nyt-i-eftersoegning-af-filippa-arbejder-ud-fra-en-teori-om-der-er |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref> The event drew intensive media coverage in [[Denmark]] towards the otherwise relatively unknown village.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Beboere i Kirkerup efter 13-årigs forsvinden: 'Sådan noget sker jo ikke her. Vi bor i en lillebitte landsby' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/beboere-i-kirkerup-efter-13-aarigs-forsvinden-saadan-noget-sker-jo-ikke-her-vi-bor-i |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet deler nyt billede af forsvundne Filippa 'som hun så ud, da hun forsvandt' {{!}} Nyheder |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/politi-deler-nyt-billede-af-forsvundne-filippa-som-hun-saa-ud-da-hun-forsvandt |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=13-årig pige forsvundet - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=- Politiets teori fortæller os flere ting, siger retskorrespondent - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-fortaeller-os-flere-ting-siger-retskorrespondent |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Blønd |first=Af Hans Christian |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politi indkalder til pressemøde i Filippa-sagen |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-i-filippa-sagen/9722107 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=Martinsen |first1=Daniel |last2=Lauritzen |first2=Franziska Weiss |date=16 April 2023 |title=LIVE: Filippa er forsvundet – politi har afspærret område ved hus |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685368 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet om forsvundne Filippa: Vi arbejder med en teori om, at der er begået en kriminel handling |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307671/Vi-arbejder-med-en-teori-om-at-der-er-beg%C3%A5et-en-kriminel-handling |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last1=Heim |first1=Simon Wincentz |last2=Madsen |first2=Malte Møller |date=16 April 2023 |title=13-årige Filippa er forsvundet |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1720620 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Ritzau |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politi frigiver foto af forsvundne Filippa på cykel |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/politi-frigiver-foto-af-forsvundne-filippa-paa-cykel |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Eftersøgningen intensiveres: Politiet har fået 600 henvendelser om forsvunden 13-årig |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE15610679/politiet-har-faaet-600-henvendelser-om-forsvunden-13aarig/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}}</ref> Early in the [[afternoon]], police called for a [[press conference]] to be held at 3:00 pm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde om forsvunden 13-årig pige |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE15610894/politiet-indkalder-til-pressemoede-om-forsvunden-13aarig-pige/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde i sagen om forsvundne Filippa - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiet-indkalder-til-pressemode-i-sagen-om-forsvundne-filippa |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde om forsvundne Filippa |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307718/Politiet-indkalder-til-pressem%C3%B8de-om-forsvundne-Filippa |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref>
+On 15 April 2023, at about 11:45 am local time, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in [[Kirkerup]], Slagelse Municipality after finishing delivery of newspapers to the surrounding area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Krarup |first=Af Nicklas |date=15 April 2023 |title=Filippa er forsvundet: Her er den forladte cykel |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-er-forsvundet-her-er-den-forladte-cykel/9721620 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416032015/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-er-forsvundet-her-er-den-forladte-cykel/9721620 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=Politiet efterlyser: 13-årig pige forsvundet ved Slagelse - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-politiet-efterlyser-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet-ved-slagelse |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415180949/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-politiet-efterlyser-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet-ved-slagelse |url-status=live }}</ref> The same day, police, cooperating with other authorities, used [[Police dog|dogs]], [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]], and [[Police aviation|helicopters]] to secure evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skovmose |first=Ida Laursen Brock Jessica |title=Søger med hunde, droner og helikopter efter 13-årige Filippa |url=https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/soeger-med-hunde-droner-og-helikopter-efter-13-aarige-filippa |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=TV2 ØST |language=da |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415191757/https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/soeger-med-hunde-droner-og-helikopter-efter-13-aarige-filippa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=Forsvarets helikopter søger efter forsvundet 13-årig - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-forsvarets-helikopter-soeger-efter-forsvundet-13-aarig |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415225956/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-15-forsvarets-helikopter-soeger-efter-forsvundet-13-aarig |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2023 |title=13-årige Filippa meldt savnet: Var i gang med at uddele aviser |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/13-aarige-filippa-meldt-savnet-var-i-gang-med-uddele-aviser |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=SE og HØR |language=da |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120923/https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/13-aarige-filippa-meldt-savnet-var-i-gang-med-uddele-aviser |url-status=live }}</ref> A local property was cordoned off on the following morning.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet afspærrer hus i lokalområdet, hvor Filippa er forsvundet: Mere mandskab kommer til |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307619/Politiet-afsp%C3%A6rrer-hus-i-lokalomr%C3%A5det-hvor-Filippa-er-forsvundet-Mere-mandskab-kommer-til |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arildsen |first=Søren |date=16 April 2023 |title=Eftersøgning efter Filippa: Politi har afspærret hus |url=https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/eftersoegning-efter-filippa-politi-har-afspaerret-hus/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Sjællandske Nyheder |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416080940/https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/eftersoegning-efter-filippa-politi-har-afspaerret-hus/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Muligt gennembrud i Filippa-sagen: Politiet omringer dette hus |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/muligt-gennembrud-i-filippa-sagen-politiet-omringer-dette-hus |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=SE og HØR |language=da |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120923/https://www.seoghoer.dk/krimi/muligt-gennembrud-i-filippa-sagen-politiet-omringer-dette-hus |url-status=live }}</ref> At 10:57 am, police authorities stated they were working based on the assumption that a crime had been committed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Status: Eftersøgningen af den 13-årige Filippa {{!}} Nyheder {{!}} Sydsjællands og Lolland-Falsters Politi |url=https://politi.dk/sydsjaellands-og-lolland-falsters-politi/nyhedsliste/eftersoegningen-af-den-13-aarige-filippa/2023/04/16 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=politi.dk |language=da |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423124601/https://politi.dk/sydsjaellands-og-lolland-falsters-politi/nyhedsliste/eftersoegningen-af-den-13-aarige-filippa/2023/04/16 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiets teori: Filippa udsat for kriminel handling - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-filippa-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094012/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-den-13-aarige-pige-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olling |first=Jakob |title=Politiets teori: 13-årig udsat for kriminel handling |url=https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/politiets-teori-13-aarig-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=TV2 ØST |language=da |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416101439/https://www.tv2east.dk/slagelse/politiets-teori-13-aarig-udsat-for-kriminel-handling |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet med nyt i eftersøgning af Filippa: 'Arbejder ud fra en teori om, at der er begået en kriminel handling' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-med-nyt-i-eftersoegning-af-filippa-arbejder-ud-fra-en-teori-om-der-er |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416091605/http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-med-nyt-i-eftersoegning-af-filippa-arbejder-ud-fra-en-teori-om-der-er |url-status=live }}</ref> The event drew intensive media coverage in [[Denmark]] towards the otherwise relatively unknown village.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Beboere i Kirkerup efter 13-årigs forsvinden: 'Sådan noget sker jo ikke her. Vi bor i en lillebitte landsby' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/beboere-i-kirkerup-efter-13-aarigs-forsvinden-saadan-noget-sker-jo-ikke-her-vi-bor-i |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416085621/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/beboere-i-kirkerup-efter-13-aarigs-forsvinden-saadan-noget-sker-jo-ikke-her-vi-bor-i |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet deler nyt billede af forsvundne Filippa 'som hun så ud, da hun forsvandt' {{!}} Nyheder |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/politi-deler-nyt-billede-af-forsvundne-filippa-som-hun-saa-ud-da-hun-forsvandt |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=13-årig pige forsvundet - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416035642/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-13-aarig-pige-forsvundet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=- Politiets teori fortæller os flere ting, siger retskorrespondent - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-fortaeller-os-flere-ting-siger-retskorrespondent |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416121907/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiets-teori-fortaeller-os-flere-ting-siger-retskorrespondent |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Blønd |first=Af Hans Christian |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politi indkalder til pressemøde i Filippa-sagen |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-i-filippa-sagen/9722107 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094012/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-i-kidnapningssagen/9722107 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=Martinsen |first1=Daniel |last2=Lauritzen |first2=Franziska Weiss |date=16 April 2023 |title=LIVE: Filippa er forsvundet – politi har afspærret område ved hus |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685368 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094025/https://www.bt.dk/krimi/live-politiet-holder-pressemoede-angaaende-efterforskningen-af-den-32-aarige-mand |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet om forsvundne Filippa: Vi arbejder med en teori om, at der er begået en kriminel handling |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307671/Vi-arbejder-med-en-teori-om-at-der-er-beg%C3%A5et-en-kriminel-handling |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416092707/https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307671/Vi-arbejder-med-en-teori-om-at-der-er-beg%C3%A5et-en-kriminel-handling |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last1=Heim |first1=Simon Wincentz |last2=Madsen |first2=Malte Møller |date=16 April 2023 |title=13-årige Filippa er forsvundet |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1720620 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094021/https://www.berlingske.dk/danmark/foelg-med-her-32-aarig-mand-sigtet-i-hele-tre-sager |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Ritzau |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politi frigiver foto af forsvundne Filippa på cykel |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/politi-frigiver-foto-af-forsvundne-filippa-paa-cykel |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Eftersøgningen intensiveres: Politiet har fået 600 henvendelser om forsvunden 13-årig |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE15610679/politiet-har-faaet-600-henvendelser-om-forsvunden-13aarig/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416073017/https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE15610679/politiet-har-faaet-600-henvendelser-om-forsvunden-13aarig/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Early in the [[afternoon]], police called for a [[press conference]] to be held at 3:00 pm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde om forsvunden 13-årig pige |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE15610894/politiet-indkalder-til-pressemoede-om-forsvunden-13aarig-pige/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde i sagen om forsvundne Filippa - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiet-indkalder-til-pressemode-i-sagen-om-forsvundne-filippa |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416115824/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-politiet-indkalder-til-pressemode-i-sagen-om-forsvundne-filippa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet indkalder til pressemøde om forsvundne Filippa |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307718/Politiet-indkalder-til-pressem%C3%B8de-om-forsvundne-Filippa |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120913/https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307718/Politiet-indkalder-til-pressem%C3%B8de-om-forsvundne-Filippa |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Briefly delayed, [[:da:Politirang i Danmark|police inspector]] Kim Kliver announced that a 32-year-old man, shortly before the conference was to have begun, had been arrested in his house in [[Svenstrup (Slagelse Municipality)|Svenstrup]], [[Korsør]] in which Filippa was found alive and conscious.<ref name=":13"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Pressemøde tog uventet drejning - Filippa fundet i live - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-pressemoede-tog-uventet-drejning-filippa-fundet-i-live |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Advokat: Oplagt at undersøge om Filippa-sag har forbindelse til drab på Emilie Meng {{!}} avisendanmark.dk |url=https://avisendanmark.dk/danmark/se-video-anklager-afviser-ikke-at-endnu-en-gerningsmand-er-paa-fri-fod |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=avisendanmark.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauritzen |first=Hans-Christian |date=17 April 2023 |title=Efter Filippa sag: Dét har børnene brug for |url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/nordjylland/efter-filippa-sag-det-har-boernene-brug-for |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=TV2 Nord |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Beboer i området: - Jeg har aldrig tænkt, at han skulle være en kriminel fyr - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-beboer-i-omraadet-jeg-har-aldrig-taenkt-at-han-skulle-vaere-en-kriminel-fyr |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> Her mother wrote, "27 hours of nightmare is over and my dearly beloved Filippa is home",<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippas mor: - 27 timers mareridt er overstået - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-filippas-mor-27-timers-mareridt-er-overstaaet |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritzau |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippas mor takker for hjælp: 27 timers mareridt er forbi |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/filippas-mor-takker-hjaelp-27-timers-mareridt-er-forbi |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da}}</ref> in addition to [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Danish prime minister]] [[Mette Frederiksen]], expressing her gratitude.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Emil |date=16 April 2023 |title=Mette Frederiksen reagerer på Filippa: 'Jeg har været dybt berørt' |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685539 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Øhlers |first=Søren |date=16 April 2023 |title=Statsminister Mette Frederiksen uddeler ros til politiet for indsatsen med af finde Filippa |url=https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/statsminister-roser-politiet/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sjællandske Nyheder |language=da-DK}}</ref> Norwegian [[NRK]] journalist Søren Arildsen later described the event as follows: "A country that had held its breath for 27 [[hour]]s could exhale. Almost all of Denmark had become involved. But primarily the local community".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reigstad |first=Joakim |date=22 April 2023 |title=Forsvinningssaker som denne ender sjelden bra |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/bortforingssaken-pa-sjaelland_-saker-som-denne-ender-sjelden-godt-1.16380644 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> Two other persons had also been arrested but released the same day because of their innocence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=To personer løsladt i sagen om 13-årige Filippa - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-to-personer-losladt-i-sagen-om-13-arige-filippa |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> Sunday morning, the police had received 600 inquiries from locals about the case<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet afspærrer hus i lokalområdet, hvor Filippa er forsvundet: Mere mandskab kommer til |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307619/Politiet-afsp%C3%A6rrer-hus-i-lokalomr%C3%A5det-hvor-Filippa-er-forsvundet-Mere-mandskab-kommer-til |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=/ritzau/ |title=Politiet får 600 henvendelser fra borgere om forsvunden 13-årig {{!}} avisendanmark.dk |url=https://avisendanmark.dk/danmark/politiet-leder-efter-13-aarige-filippa-med-hunde-soendag |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=avisendanmark.dk |language=da}}</ref> including [[dashcam]] recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2023 |title=Bodils bilkamera filmede 800 meter fra hvor 13-årigs cykel lå: 'Man kan se det hele' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/syd/bodils-bilkamera-filmede-800-meter-fra-hvor-13-aarigs-cykel-laa-man-kan-se-det |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=David |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet har fået video fra dashcam: 'Min video viser alt' |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685495 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref> Correlation to the murder of Emilie Meng was at this point not publicly known, first being confirmed by police on 24 April.
+Briefly delayed, [[:da:Politirang i Danmark|police inspector]] Kim Kliver announced that a 32-year-old man, shortly before the conference was to have begun, had been arrested in his house in [[Svenstrup (Slagelse Municipality)|Svenstrup]], [[Korsør]] in which the missing girl was found alive and conscious.<ref name=":13"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Pressemøde tog uventet drejning - Filippa fundet i live - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-pressemoede-tog-uventet-drejning-filippa-fundet-i-live |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416222346/http://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-pressemoede-tog-uventet-drejning-filippa-fundet-i-live |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Advokat: Oplagt at undersøge om Filippa-sag har forbindelse til drab på Emilie Meng {{!}} avisendanmark.dk |url=https://avisendanmark.dk/danmark/se-video-anklager-afviser-ikke-at-endnu-en-gerningsmand-er-paa-fri-fod |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=avisendanmark.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauritzen |first=Hans-Christian |date=17 April 2023 |title=Efter Filippa sag: Dét har børnene brug for |url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/nordjylland/efter-filippa-sag-det-har-boernene-brug-for |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=TV2 Nord |language=da |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417205936/https://www.tv2nord.dk/nordjylland/efter-filippa-sag-det-har-boernene-brug-for |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Beboer i området: - Jeg har aldrig tænkt, at han skulle være en kriminel fyr - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-beboer-i-omraadet-jeg-har-aldrig-taenkt-at-han-skulle-vaere-en-kriminel-fyr |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417135914/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-beboer-i-omraadet-jeg-har-aldrig-taenkt-at-han-skulle-vaere-en-kriminel-fyr |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother wrote, "27 hours of nightmare is over and my dearly beloved (Victim's Name) is home",<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippas mor: - 27 timers mareridt er overstået - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-filippas-mor-27-timers-mareridt-er-overstaaet |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422193104/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-filippas-mor-27-timers-mareridt-er-overstaaet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritzau |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippas mor takker for hjælp: 27 timers mareridt er forbi |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/filippas-mor-takker-hjaelp-27-timers-mareridt-er-forbi |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120914/https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/filippas-mor-takker-hjaelp-27-timers-mareridt-er-forbi |url-status=live }}</ref> in addition to [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Danish prime minister]] [[Mette Frederiksen]], expressing her gratitude.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Emil |date=16 April 2023 |title=Mette Frederiksen reagerer på Filippa: 'Jeg har været dybt berørt' |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685539 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094020/https://www.bt.dk/krimi/mette-frederiksen-reagerer-paa-sag-om-bortfoert-13-aarig-jeg-har-vaeret-dybt-beroert |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Øhlers |first=Søren |date=16 April 2023 |title=Statsminister Mette Frederiksen uddeler ros til politiet for indsatsen med af finde Filippa |url=https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/statsminister-roser-politiet/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sjællandske Nyheder |language=da-DK |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423122416/https://www.sn.dk/slagelse-kommune/statsminister-roser-politiet/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Norwegian [[NRK]] journalist Søren Arildsen later described the event as follows: "A country that had held its breath for 27 [[hour]]s could exhale. Almost all of Denmark had become involved. But primarily the local community".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reigstad |first=Joakim |date=22 April 2023 |title=Forsvinningssaker som denne ender sjelden bra |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/bortforingssaken-pa-sjaelland_-saker-som-denne-ender-sjelden-godt-1.16380644 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> Two other persons had also been arrested but released the same day because of their innocence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=To personer løsladt i sagen om 13-årige Filippa - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-to-personer-losladt-i-sagen-om-13-arige-filippa |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120913/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-16-to-personer-losladt-i-sagen-om-13-arige-filippa |url-status=live }}</ref> Sunday morning, the police had received 600 inquiries from locals about the case<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet afspærrer hus i lokalområdet, hvor Filippa er forsvundet: Mere mandskab kommer til |url=https://politiken.dk/indland/art9307619/Politiet-afsp%C3%A6rrer-hus-i-lokalomr%C3%A5det-hvor-Filippa-er-forsvundet-Mere-mandskab-kommer-til |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=/ritzau/ |title=Politiet får 600 henvendelser fra borgere om forsvunden 13-årig {{!}} avisendanmark.dk |url=https://avisendanmark.dk/danmark/politiet-leder-efter-13-aarige-filippa-med-hunde-soendag |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=avisendanmark.dk |language=da |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423120914/https://avisendanmark.dk/danmark/politiet-leder-efter-13-aarige-filippa-med-hunde-soendag |url-status=live }}</ref> including [[dashcam]] recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2023 |title=Bodils bilkamera filmede 800 meter fra hvor 13-årigs cykel lå: 'Man kan se det hele' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/syd/bodils-bilkamera-filmede-800-meter-fra-hvor-13-aarigs-cykel-laa-man-kan-se-det |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423013123/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/syd/bodils-bilkamera-filmede-800-meter-fra-hvor-13-aarigs-cykel-laa-man-kan-se-det |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=David |date=16 April 2023 |title=Politiet har fået video fra dashcam: 'Min video viser alt' |url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1685495 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094021/https://www.bt.dk/krimi/politiet-har-faaet-video-fra-dashcam-min-video-viser-alt |url-status=live }}</ref> Correlation to the murder of Meng was at this point not publicly known, first being confirmed by police on 24 April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TheCopenhagenPost |date=2024-01-08 |title=Man charged with murder of Emilie Meng and attempted murder of a 13-year-old girl |url=https://cphpost.dk/2024-01-08/news/police-are-charging-32-year-old-man-for-the-murder-of-emilie-meng-and-attempted-murder-of-a-13-year-old-girl/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=The Copenhagen Post |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521000013/https://cphpost.dk/2024-01-08/news/police-are-charging-32-year-old-man-for-the-murder-of-emilie-meng-and-attempted-murder-of-a-13-year-old-girl/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Trial ==
 [[File:Næstved Kaserne.jpg|thumb|Retten i Næstved (''Court of Næstved'') where legal proceedings against the 32-year-old are currently taking place.]]
-On 18 April, the 32-year-old [[defendant]] underwent interrogation (''[[grundlovsforhør]]'') at the [[:da:Retten i Næstved|Court of Næstved]] charged with at 11:46 am on 15 April, having initiated a long-lasting deprivation of liberty as well as committed violence, threats of violence, and several [[rape]]s against the 13-year-old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hotvedt |first=Signe Karin |date=17 April 2023 |title=32-åring siktet for bortføring og voldtekt av jente (13) |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/32-aring-siktet-for-bortforing-og-voldtekt-av-jente-_13_-1.16376572 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Her er sigtelserne mod den 32-årige anholdte - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-her-er-sigtelserne-mod-den-32-aarige-anholdte |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> He pleaded "partly guilty" and was [[Pre-trial detention|pre-trial detained]] until 11 May, with his name being prohibited from public release.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Søgaard |first1=Signe |last2=Bonvang |first2=Laura |last3=Eriksen |first3=Amalie A. |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippa-sagen: Her er sigtelserne |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-sagen-her-er-sigtelserne/9723116 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref> The [[judge]] argued for the detention partly by reason of the probability that other perpetrators could be at large.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Anklager: Der kan være en medgerningsmand på fri fod |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/anklager-der-kan-vaere-en-medgerningsmand-paa-fri-fod |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bonvang |first1=Laura |last2=Eriksen |first2=Amalie A. |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippa-sagen: 32-årig varetægtsfængslet |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-sagen-32-aarig-varetaegtsfaengslet/9723408 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref> Despite the name ban, the defendant’s name persisted circulating on social media.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Marie Lagoni Pedersen|title=Navn på mistænkt i sag om bortført 13-årig bliver delt ulovligt på sociale medier|work=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]|date=18 April 2023|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/navn-paa-mistaenkt-i-sag-om-bortfoert-13-aarig-bliver-delt-ulovligt-paa-sociale}}</ref>
+On 18 April, the 32-year-old [[defendant]] was arraigned (''[[grundlovsforhør]]'') at the [[:da:Retten i Næstved|Court of Næstved]] charged with at 11:46 am on 15 April, having initiated a long-lasting deprivation of liberty as well as committed violence, threats of violence, and several [[rape]]s against the 13-year-old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hotvedt |first=Signe Karin |date=17 April 2023 |title=32-åring siktet for bortføring og voldtekt av jente (13) |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/32-aring-siktet-for-bortforing-og-voldtekt-av-jente-_13_-1.16376572 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417135513/https://www.nrk.no/urix/32-aring-siktet-for-bortforing-og-voldtekt-av-jente-_13_-1.16376572 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Her er sigtelserne mod den 32-årige anholdte - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-her-er-sigtelserne-mod-den-32-aarige-anholdte |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417110834/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-17-her-er-sigtelserne-mod-den-32-aarige-anholdte |url-status=live }}</ref> He pleaded "partly guilty" and was [[Pre-trial detention|pre-trial detained]] until 11 May, with his name being prohibited from public release.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Søgaard |first1=Signe |last2=Bonvang |first2=Laura |last3=Eriksen |first3=Amalie A. |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippa-sagen: Her er sigtelserne |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-sagen-her-er-sigtelserne/9723116 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418135540/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-sagen-her-er-sigtelserne/9723116 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[judge]] argued for the detention partly by reason of the probability that other perpetrators could be at large.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Anklager: Der kan være en medgerningsmand på fri fod |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/anklager-der-kan-vaere-en-medgerningsmand-paa-fri-fod |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417120824/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/anklager-der-kan-vaere-en-medgerningsmand-paa-fri-fod |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bonvang |first1=Laura |last2=Eriksen |first2=Amalie A. |date=17 April 2023 |title=Filippa-sagen: 32-årig varetægtsfængslet |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/filippa-sagen-32-aarig-varetaegtsfaengslet/9723408 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094514/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/kidnapningssagen-32-aarig-varetaegtsfaengslet/9723408 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the name ban (which is normal in serious cases in Denmark and automatically removed once a person has been convicted), the defendant's name persisted circulating on social media.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Marie Lagoni Pedersen|title=Navn på mistænkt i sag om bortført 13-årig bliver delt ulovligt på sociale medier|work=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]|date=18 April 2023|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/navn-paa-mistaenkt-i-sag-om-bortfoert-13-aarig-bliver-delt-ulovligt-paa-sociale|access-date=9 May 2023|archive-date=5 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505084855/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/navn-paa-mistaenkt-i-sag-om-bortfoert-13-aarig-bliver-delt-ulovligt-paa-sociale|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 24 April, the ''[[B.T. (tabloid)|B.T.]]'' reported that police had seized a white [[Hyundai i30]] in [[Slovakia]] which the defendant had sold to a Slovak family in 2016; the same model as the one sought after by police in 2016 regarding Meng's murder. At a press convention held by South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police on 26 April, it was announced that the 32-year-old had been charged with the unsolved murder of Emile Meng, as well as another unsolved crime in [[Sorø]] committed during November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Politi sigter 32-årig i flere sager - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-26-politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-om-efterforskning-af-32-aarig |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksen |first=Af Mette Fleckner • Sune Fischer • Linette K. Jespersen • Torsten Ruus • Amalie A. |date=26 April 2023 |title=32-årig sigtet i Emilie Meng-sag |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Politiet sigter fængslet 32-årig for drabet på Emilie Meng |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-sigter-faengslet-32-aarig-drabet-paa-emilie-meng |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref name=":14" /> The same day, it was confirmed by police that the 32-year-old back in 2016 had been integrated in Emile Meng's murder case and was among the 1450 individuals who the police had collated [[DNA]] from,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksen |first=Af Mette Fleckner • Sune Fischer • Linette K. Jespersen • Torsten Ruus • Amalie A. |date=26 April 2023 |title=32-årig sigtet i Emilie Meng-sag |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}</ref> but the DNA sample collected from the victim was too degraded and mixed to get a result with the methods existing at the time.<ref>{{cite news| title=Særlig metode kan finde dna-match til Emilie Meng, siger ekspert | url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-04-27-saerlig-metode-kan-finde-dna-match-til-emilie-meng-siger-ekspert | date=27 April 2023 | publisher=TV2 | access-date=16 October 2023 }}</ref>
+On 24 April, the ''[[B.T. (tabloid)|B.T.]]'' reported that police had seized a white [[Hyundai i30]] in [[Slovakia]] which the defendant had sold to a Slovak family in 2016; the same model as the one sought after by police in 2016 regarding Meng's murder. At a press convention held by South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police on 26 April, it was announced that the 32-year-old had been charged with Meng's murder, as well as another unsolved crime in [[Sorø]] committed during November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Politi sigter 32-årig i flere sager - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-26-politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-om-efterforskning-af-32-aarig |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094517/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-04-26-politi-indkalder-til-pressemoede-om-efterforskning-af-32-aarig |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksen |first=Af Mette Fleckner • Sune Fischer • Linette K. Jespersen • Torsten Ruus • Amalie A. |date=26 April 2023 |title=32-årig sigtet i Emilie Meng-sag |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426100410/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Politiet sigter fængslet 32-årig for drabet på Emilie Meng |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-sigter-faengslet-32-aarig-drabet-paa-emilie-meng |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=DR |language=da-DK |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426100855/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/politiet-sigter-faengslet-32-aarig-drabet-paa-emilie-meng |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":14" /> The same day, it was confirmed by police that the 32-year-old back in 2016 had been integrated in Meng's murder case and was among the 1,450 individuals who the police had collated [[DNA]] from,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksen |first=Af Mette Fleckner • Sune Fischer • Linette K. Jespersen • Torsten Ruus • Amalie A. |date=26 April 2023 |title=32-årig sigtet i Emilie Meng-sag |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506233836/https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/32-aarig-sigtet-i-emilie-meng-sag/9736798 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the [[DNA]] sample collected from the victim was too degraded and mixed to get a result with the methods existing at the time.<ref>{{cite news| title=Særlig metode kan finde dna-match til Emilie Meng, siger ekspert | url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-04-27-saerlig-metode-kan-finde-dna-match-til-emilie-meng-siger-ekspert | date=27 April 2023 | publisher=TV2 | access-date=16 October 2023 }}</ref>
-On 9 May, the defendant voluntarily prolonged his detention.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2023 |title=32-årig forlænger frivilligt sin fængsling - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-05-09-32-aarig-forlaenger-frivilligt-sin-faengsling |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref>
+On 9 May, the defendant voluntarily prolonged his detention.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2023 |title=32-årig forlænger frivilligt sin fængsling - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-05-09-32-aarig-forlaenger-frivilligt-sin-faengsling |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509092933/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2023-05-09-32-aarig-forlaenger-frivilligt-sin-faengsling |url-status=live }}</ref>
+On 24 April 2024, the name ban against the now 33-year-old defendant Philip Patrick Westh was lifted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Søndberg |first1=Astrid |title=Navneforbud ophæves i Kirkerup-sagen |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2024-04-24-navneforbud-ophaeves-i-kirkerup-sagen |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=TV 2 Nyheder |date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515192144/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2024-04-24-navneforbud-ophaeves-i-kirkerup-sagen |archive-date=15 May 2024 |language=da-DK}}</ref>
+Westh's trial began on 14 May 2024 at [[Næstved]] Court House. There, he admitted long-term [[kidnapping]], sexual relationship other than intercourse, illegal coercion and violence against the 13-year-old girl. She was bound with plastic strips when the police found her at Westh's residence. He also admitted possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty to the rest of the charges, which included attempted murder against the 13-year-old, murder of Emilie Meng and attempted rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old ''[[Efterskole]]'' student in [[Sorø]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Færch |first1=Emil |title=Dag 1 i Kirkerup-sagen |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/live/krimi/2024-05-14-dag-1-i-kirkerup-sagen |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=TV 2 Nyheder |date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518025321/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/live/krimi/2024-05-14-dag-1-i-kirkerup-sagen |archive-date=18 May 2024 |language=da-DK}}</ref>
+In June, Westh was found guilty of the murder of Emilie Meng and the abductions of two other girls, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/eMEl3O|title=Han döms för brutala mordet på Emilie Meng – var olöst i åtta år|date=28 June 2024|website=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094517/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/eMEl3O/i-dag-faller-domen-i-emelie-meng-fallet|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE17228128/den-33aarige-philip-westh-er-kendt-skyldig-i-drabet-paa-emilie-meng-og-ni-andre-forbrydelser/|title=Den 33-årige Philip Westh er kendt skyldig i drabet på Emilie Meng og ni andre forbrydelser|first=Esben Larsen|last=Mikkelsen|date=28 June 2024|website=[[Jyllands-Posten]]|accessdate=30 June 2024|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628113920/https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE17228128/den-33aarige-philip-westh-er-kendt-skyldig-i-drabet-paa-emilie-meng-og-ni-andre-forbrydelser/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/after-8-years-a-verdict-one-of-denmark-s-most-talked-about-murder-cases-concludes/ar-BB1p34D1 After 8 years a verdict in one of Denmarks most talked about murder cases] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094516/https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/after-8-years-a-verdict-one-of-denmark-s-most-talked-about-murder-cases-concludes/ar-BB1p34D1 |date=30 June 2024 }} MSN News. Retrieved 30 June 2024.</ref> Wesths attorney announced that the ruling would be appealed.<ref name="auto"/>
 == Legacy ==
-The case was widely reported in the media. Three years after her disappearance, on 22 August 2019, television station [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] published a [[Documentary film|documentary]]  named ''Hvor er politiet?'' (Where are the police?).<ref>{{Cite Q|Q117745823}}</ref> A few months later, broadcaster [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] released a documentary series titled ''Emile Meng – en efterforskning går galt'' (Emile Meng – an investigation goes wrong).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emilie Meng - en efterforskning går galt|url=https://www.dr.dk/drtv/saeson/emilie-meng-_-en-efterforskning-gaar-galt_350649}}</ref> During two seasons in 2019 and 2020, the ''B.T.'' made 22 episodes of the [[podcast]] series ''Emilie Meng Mysteriet'' (The Emilie Meng Mystery).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emilie Meng mysteriet |url=https://www.bt.dk/emiliemengmysteriet |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}</ref> In August 2020, a [[true crime]] book titled ''Pigen der forsvandt'' (The girl who disappeared) authored by Jesper Vestergaard Larsen and Bo Nordström Weile was published by [[People's Press (Denmark)|People's Press]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genz |first=Jakob |date=29 August 2020 |title=Bog om det mystiske drab på Emilie Meng er et flot journalistisk arbejde, men også lige lang nok |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1498587 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}}</ref> In 2021, a four-episode documentary by streaming service [[Discovery+]] premiered under the name ''Nogen ved noget om Emilie Meng'' (Someone knows something about Emilie Meng).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Journalist forsvarer ny Emilie Meng-dokumentar |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art8404743/Journalist-forsvarer-ny-Emilie-Meng-dokumentar |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK}}</ref>
+The case was widely reported in the media. Three years after her disappearance, on 22 August 2019, television station [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] published a [[Documentary film|documentary]]  named ''Hvor er politiet?'' (Where are the police?).<ref>{{Cite Q|Q117745823}}</ref> A few months later, broadcaster [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] released a documentary series titled ''Emilie Meng – en efterforskning går galt'' (Emilie Meng – an investigation goes wrong).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/drtv/saeson/emilie-meng-_-en-efterforskning-gaar-galt_350649|title=DRTV - Emilie Meng - en efterforskning går galt|accessdate=30 June 2024|via=dr.dk|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128154410/https://www.dr.dk/drtv/saeson/emilie-meng-_-en-efterforskning-gaar-galt_350649|url-status=live}}</ref> During two seasons in 2019 and 2020, the ''B.T.'' made 22 episodes of the [[podcast]] series ''Emilie Meng Mysteriet'' (The Emilie Meng Mystery).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emilie Meng mysteriet |url=https://www.bt.dk/emiliemengmysteriet |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=bt.dk |language=da |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509155339/https://www.bt.dk/emiliemengmysteriet |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2020, a [[true crime]] book titled ''Pigen der forsvandt'' (The girl who disappeared) authored by Jesper Vestergaard Larsen and Bo Nordström Weile was published by [[People's Press (Denmark)|People's Press]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genz |first=Jakob |date=29 August 2020 |title=Bog om det mystiske drab på Emilie Meng er et flot journalistisk arbejde, men også lige lang nok |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1498587 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630094527/https://www.berlingske.dk/boeger/bog-om-det-mystiske-drab-paa-emilie-meng-er-et-flot-journalistisk-arbejde |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, a four-episode documentary by streaming service [[Discovery+]] premiered under the name ''Nogen ved noget om Emilie Meng'' (Someone knows something about Emilie Meng).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Journalist forsvarer ny Emilie Meng-dokumentar |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art8404743/Journalist-forsvarer-ny-Emilie-Meng-dokumentar |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509155329/https://politiken.dk/kultur/art8404743/Journalist-forsvarer-ny-Emilie-Meng-dokumentar |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==See also==
+*[[List of solved missing person cases: post-2000|List of solved missing person cases]]
-*[[Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland|2018 Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland]]
+*[[List of unsolved murders (2000–present)|List of unsolved murders]]
-*[[:da:Drabet på Mia Skadhauge Stevn|2022 murder of Mia Skadhauge Stevn]]
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