Kvissel murder

[4] Tine Rømer Holtegaard was asleep, having taken sleeping pills,[5] when she was stabbed at least 20 times in the chest by Borch and her boyfriend.

[6] Borch, who according to computer records had been watching ISIL execution videos including those of David Haines and Alan Henning, contacted the police, claiming that her mother had screamed and she had seen a "white man" running away from their home.

[5] The prosecution argued that the aggravating factors were the brutality of the murder's planning and execution, Rømer Holtegaard having taken sleeping pills, and the crime having taken place in the victim's home.

[5] Her stepfather told Danish newspaper BT that he disagreed with the court psychologists' conclusion that Borch's psychology showed psychopathic elements, claiming that she changed radically after meeting Abdullah.

[4] In an interview with Se og Hør, he confessed that he felt as fragile as a "Chinese porcelain doll" after the murder of his partner of eleven years, sleeping upwards of 14 hours a day and being prescribed anti-anxiety medication.