Court orders mental health assessment for convicted murderer Rolf Nordmo

The Helsinki Court of Appeal decided that Rolf Nordmo must be subjected to a psychiatric assessment following his conviction for the murder of former partner Janne Puhakka. Nordmo was found guilty by the Länsi-Uudenmaan käräjäoikeus for shooting the victim twice with a licensed shotgun and then striking him with the gun's metal butt. His lawyer, Ville Luoto, contended that Nordmo was under severe stress and displayed atypical psychological symptoms during the incident, suggesting his mental state was impaired.

The prosecution and the victim's relatives rejected the request, noting Nordmo's history of mental-illness and treatment. In addition to the mental-health order, Nordmo's counsel is seeking a sentence reduction, while the state seeks to increase the penalty.