Stabbing on Hverfisgata - Part 1

On April 1, 1979, a 56-year-old man was murdered in his home at Hverfisgata 34. The deceased's name was Svavar Sigurðsson. He had been stabbed to death with a kitchen knife.

The police were notified a few hours after the murder, but it was the murderer who turned himself in. His name was Þráinn HleinarKristjánsson and he was 36 years old. Þráinn also lived in an apartment in the building at Hverfisgata 34.

Svavar had been stabbed in the abdomen, side and neck, but the cuts were both long and deep. It was believed that Svavar had died soon after the injuries were inflicted. As previously stated, Svavar had been dead for several hours when the police were called. It was immediately considered a matter of investigation why neither Þráinn nor Svavar's common-law wife, Lóa Fanney Valdimarsdóttir, had contacted the police earlier.