Mette Frederiksen suffered whiplash and was ‘clearly shaken’ by incident in Copenhagen in June, court hears
A man has been sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of attacking the Danish prime minister.for a checkup after the incident just before 6pm on 7 June. Afterwards, she cancelled several events and said the attack had given her “a big scare”.
During the trial, which started on Tuesday, the man said he recognised the prime minister and recalled “standing face to face” with Frederiksen. But he said he did not remember anything else until he was arrested because he was too drunk. The court said: “We have emphasised the nature and seriousness of the matter, and that the violence against the prime minister was committed in his spare time.”
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