Swedish doctor gets 10 years in prison in bunker kidnap case

A Swedish doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for kidnapping a woman and keeping her in a specially constructed sound-proof bunker. Martin Peter Trenneborg, who held the woman for six days, had admitted to kidnapping her but denied and was acquitted of a rape charge. The prosecutor said he had planned to hold her prisoner as his girlfriend for years.

Furthermore, the doctor subjected the victim to serious risks by medicating her and by keeping her locked up in very unpleasant forms in the light and sound proof bunker.

Court verdict

The doctor, 38, drugged the woman with strawberries spiked with a sedative in Stockholm before bringing her to a purpose-built bunker in his isolated house in southern Sweden, about 550 km (340 miles) away. The bunker, built during several years, featured electronic locks and had several rooms, a WC and a small enclosed courtyard. According to Swedish media, the court found insufficient evidence to prove rape, and the sentence handed down was lower than the 15-16 years sought by prosecutors. But reports suggest prosecutors are considering whether to appeal against that finding.