Axe murder
Note: Varies by jurisdiction Note: Varies by jurisdiction An axe murder is a murder in which the victim was struck and killed by an axe or hatchet.
The following are some notable cases.
According to legend, a man called
Lalli
killed
Bishop Henry
with an axe on the ice of
Lake Köyliö
in 1156.
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The murder of St. Henry by Lalli
, painting by Karl Anders Ekman (1854).