Man sagde hun slog sin mor ihjel: Dennis Drejer on the Suldrup Murder
A Danish true crime book examining the case against a daughter accused of killing her mother
About the book
"Man sagde hun slog sin mor ihjel" ("They Said She Killed Her Mother") is a true crime book by Dennis Drejer, published in 2019. It deals with the Suldrup murder, one of Denmark's most controversial homicide cases, in which a woman was accused of beating her mother to death.
Drejer works through the many layers of a complicated case that has put a question mark over legal safeguards and the weighing of evidence in Denmark. He examines the circumstances surrounding the killing, the police investigation and the subsequent trial — proceedings that have fuelled debate over whether a miscarriage of justice took place.
Built on thorough research and documentation, the book goes through the evidence piece by piece and sets out the elements that led the prosecution to argue that the daughter was the perpetrator. Readers are given insight into both the prosecution's arguments and the objections raised by the defence, while the author also explores the human dimensions of the case.
The result is a nuanced account of the Suldrup murder that asks critical questions about Danish legal process. The book is aimed at readers with an interest in Danish criminal cases and in how the justice system handles complex homicide cases where the burden of proof and the circumstantial evidence are open to dispute.
"Man sagde hun slog sin mor ihjel" stands as an important contribution to the documentation of a case that continues to occupy both the public and the legal system.
