A 22-year-old Romanian man has been remanded in custody in Denmark, suspected of killing a 37-year-old Romanian man whose body was found in the Gudenå River in August.
According to reporting by DR, the man was extradited from Romania and brought before the court in Viborg on September 24. The judge ordered him held in custody until October 20.
The hearing was held behind closed doors. Before the doors closed, the 22-year-old declared himself not guilty of the charges against him, as reported by TV MIDTVEST.
He is one of four men suspected in the case, per Nicki Akiros, a prosecutor with Midt- and Vestjyllands Police. Akiros said investigators quickly established that all four had fled to Romania. The 22-year-old is the first of them to be handed over to Danish authorities.
The victim was found dead in the Gudenå near Svostrup on August 24, 2026, according to a statement from Midt- and Vestjyllands Police. He was later identified as a 37-year-old Romanian man.
Akiros described the case as very violent. He pointed both to the way the victim is believed to have been killed and to the treatment of the body, which was fastened to a car battery and thrown into the river.
Three other suspects still in Romania
The four suspects were jailed in absentia in Denmark on September 4, 2026, according to a police statement published on September 11. They were arrested five days later in different parts of Romania. The police listed their ages as 22, 25, 26 and 31.
Danish officers travelled to Romania to collect the 22-year-old on September 23, as reported by Avisen.dk. Berlingske reported ahead of the hearing that it was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the court in Viborg.
In its September 11 statement, Midt- and Vestjyllands Police also called for further witnesses to come forward in the investigation. The stretch of the river where the body was found lies east of Silkeborg.
The prosecution expects the three remaining suspects to be extradited to Denmark within the coming weeks, according to DR. Akiros said the authorities are treating the case with great seriousness.
