Defenders of the man accused of killing Birgitte Tengs in Karmøy in 1995 have called for further investigations into the girl’s tights.

– We asked for new reviews of the pantyhose. There is one area in particular just above the left knee that we believe is of great interest to the case, attorney Stian Kristensen tells after blade.

A 52-year-old man was sentenced on February 6 by the Haugaland and Sunnhordland District Court to 17 years in prison for the murder. The appeal procedure is due to start on September 4 at the Gulating Court of Appeal in Stavanger.

Whether new evidence will be available when the parties meet in court in the fall will depend on whether new investigations are carried out into Birgitte Tengs’ pantyhose and whether those investigations yield any results.

The accused has always denied any involvement in the murder. According to the prosecution, the discovery of the 52-year-old man’s Y chromosome on Tengs’ tights connects the accused to the crime. The district court found that it was filed in connection with the murder.

Stian Kristiansen and co-defendant Stian Bråstein pointed out during the trial that there was a handprint on the pantyhose. This handprint has not been examined because it has never been seen before.

– The print is made with a bloody right hand. Of course, this needs further investigation. Here you have to do the same investigations that were done with the cut where the Y chromosome was found, Kristensen says.

State’s Attorney Nina Grande does not want to comment on this in the media.