Court criticizes investigation in murder case of Ming Ting Mancel

Iceland's Reykjavík District Court has criticized aspects of the police and prosecution's handling of a murder case, in which Ming Ting Mancel was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing her daughter. The court's judgment, delivered on Tuesday, highlighted several procedural shortcomings.

Among the criticisms, the court pointed out that the investigation records did not mention Mancel's immediate claim in the ambulance that her husband had stabbed both her and their daughter. A police officer, however, reportedly heard her make this statement. The court also questioned the lack of investigation into the husband's mobile phone and tablet, despite potentially significant information residing on these devices.

Furthermore, no investigation was conducted into the electronic data of Catherine Mancel, the daughter Ming Ting was convicted of murdering. The court suggested that such data could have shed light on the victim's state of mind and behavior leading up to the murder. New reports addressing these points were prepared and submitted during the main trial.