The Pirkanmaa District Court on Wednesday convicted a 16-year-old male of three counts of attempted murder in connection with the school stabbings in Pirkkala this past spring.
However, a psychiatric evaluation carried out previously found that the teen was not criminally responsible, meaning he did not understand his actions or their consequences. Public health authority THL has ordered him into involuntary psychiatric treatment.
As a result, the defendant was not sentenced to punishment. He was, however, ordered to pay some 39,600 euros to the three victims.
According to police, before the attack, the boy carried out hundreds of searches using artificial intelligence, including queries about stabbing the neck and heart, and about human anatomy. He also searched for information on mass killings, school shootings, police procedures, concealing evidence, manifestos, and how to commit crimes.
In addition, he wrote a manifesto in Finnish and English, saying that his motive was a desire to do something significant and to bring excitement into his life. He also said he wanted to be sent to prison for two to four years.
