Finland’s Supreme Court has ruled that the adult children of three women who were murdered in Imatra, eastern Finland in 2016, are not entitled to compensation over the loss of earnings from their parents.
The court pointed out that at the time of the shooting that claimed the women’s lives, none of the children filing for damages relied on their parents to support them financially.
Three of the women’s adult children had filed a motion to claim a monthly payment of 250 euros with interest for five years, claiming loss of income from their deceased parents.
Both the district court and the appellate court had previously rejected their claims. Two of the murdered women had been providing financial support to their adult children. The Supreme Court said that the support was not being contested, but it noted that the young people were not reliant on their parents' help.
In December 2016, a young man shot three women outside the Vuoksenvahti restaurant in Imatra. The victims were the chair of the city council and two local journalists.
The district court found the defendant guilty on three counts of murder. However he was determined to be of unsound mind and was ordered to undergo compulsory mental health treatment.
Daily Helsingin Sanomat first reported the Supreme Court ruling on Monday.
