A Swedish doctor has been given 10 years in prison for abducting and keeping a woman sedated and locked in a bunker type structure next to his home.
In a unanimous verdict, Stockholm District Court said Martin Trenneborg meticulously planned the abduction over a long period of time. The court said he subjected the victim to serious risk by sedating her and keeping her locked up in a soundproof bunker for almost a week.
The 38-year-old doctor, who claimed he was suffering a mental disorder at the time, was ordered to pay 180,000 kronor (€19,000) in damages to the woman.
The court said it found insufficient evidence that Trenneborg subjected the victim to sexual intercourse when she was sedated.
Trenneborg had admitted keeping the woman locked in the bunker – built inside a machine shed next to his home – but denied having kidnapped or raped her.
The court said it based its verdict on the victim’s description of what happened and extensive documentary evidence. It said that it found no mitigating circumstances.
Finally, it described the doctor’s mental disorder as “not serious”.