According to sources, relatives of Helena Löfgren, who was murdered in Harmånger in September, are appealing the sentence. Liam Hast was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder in the district court, and the court of appeal upheld that sentence in February. The relatives are now appealing to the Supreme Court.
The prosecutor or Liam Hast have not submitted any appeal. The plaintiff's representative Sarah Moghadasi has stated her request regarding the appeal. " The specific legal grounds for the relatives' appeal are not known.
Requests that the Supreme Court grants leave to appeal and changes the sentence to life imprisonment.
The current status of the Supreme Court's decision on the appeal is also unclear.