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  • Culture Night Killer Sentenced To Prison

    Culture Night Killer Sentenced To Prison

    A teenager, aged seventeen, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for murdering Bryndís Klara Birgisdóttir on Culture Night in 2024. He is also convicted of stabbing two other teenagers. The boy confessed in his hearing, which was published on Reykjavík…

  • Menningarnótt Murderer Convicted

    Menningarnótt Murderer Convicted

    The person who killed the 17-year-old Bryndís Klara Birgisdóttir on Menningarnótt last August has been convicted of murder. In addition to the murder charge, he is convicted of two cases of attempted murder. On Menningarnótt, the 16-year old convict assaulted a group…

  • Three Arrested For Knife Attack In Reykjavík

    Three Arrested For Knife Attack In Reykjavík

    On the morning of September 10, a man in his twenties was attacked by a group of knife-wielding youngsters in central Reykjavík. Police arrested three suspects, two of whom were underage, RÚV reports. All three were taken into custody, with one 17-year-old…

  • Five Percent Of Icelandic Students Carry Knives

    Five Percent Of Icelandic Students Carry Knives

    According to the latest results of the National Youth Study (Íslenska Æskulýðsrannsóknin), conducted last spring, four to five percent of primary and secondary school students carry knives to school. One percent say the reason is self defence. The study researches various topics…