News | mbl | Thu 30 Mar 2017 | 13.03 GMT

Next steps in Birna Brjánsdóttir's murder case decided today

The man suspected of killing Birna Brjánsdóttir was a crew member of Greenlandic vessel the Polar Nanoq. mbl.is/Ófeigur

Today, the man suspected of having killed Birna Brjánsdóttir in January will appear before the Reykjavik District Court at 3 pm. The man has been in custody for 10 weeks.

Whether charges will be made against the man today is not yet certain but some sort of decision by the court on the continuation of the case is expected.