Steen Christensen

Male, Person

1964 –

93

Who is Steen Christensen?

Steen Viktor Christensen is a Danish criminal, who was sentenced in Denmark in 1992 to twelve years in prison for numerous bank robberies, hostage taking, and rape. In autumn 1997 Christensen was allowed to go on an unguarded holiday, during which he escaped to Finland.

On 22 October 1997 Christensen robbed the Hotel Palace in Helsinki, and during his escape from the hotel, he shot two police officers, Eero Holsti and Antero Palo, on Tehtaankatu. The incident caused a spectacular chase in Finland. Christensen was caught in Hämeenlinna, when he was leaving the Hotel Vaakuna. He had been living in the hotel under the name Kim Anderssen.

On trial at the Helsinki district court, Christensen was assisted by the lawyer Aarno Arvela. Christensen immediately pleaded guilty for two murders and announced that he did not want to complain about his sentence.

Despite his protests, Christensen was sent to mental health examination in the Niuvanniemi mental hospital. He spent 21 days in the hospital, after which the examination was cancelled. The reason for this was Christensen's refusal to undergo any kind of psychological tests or examinations. Despite the cancellation of the examination, the Finnish judicial centre of health care made a statement about Christensen's mental health. According to the statement, Christensen acted out of full reason and was a dangerous repeat offender.

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1964

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on July 23, 2013

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