THE boyfriend of Traitors star Janne Puhakka has been charged together with his homicide after allegedly planning the horror shotgun assault for 2 weeks.

Norwegian vet Rolf Nordmo, 66, is accused of fatally capturing the 29-year-old former ice hockey professional at their shared house in Espoo, Finland, final October.

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The prosecutor has now demanded that Nordmo serve a life sentence, which in Finland usually means lower than 15 years behind bars, native outlet Yle experiences.

Puhakka, a contestant on Finland’s The Traitors, was nonetheless on the present when he was brutally killed.

The TV finale has since been postponed.

‘Deliberate for weeks’

Nordmo was formally charged with homicide on Thursday, with prosecutors alleging the crime occurred over a interval of a number of days between September 29 and October 13 2024.

The prolonged timeframe suggests Nordmo had been planning the assault for weeks, authorities imagine.

Finnish regulation permits for a homicide cost if the killing is carried out with deliberate intent or in a very brutal or merciless method.

Police beforehand said {that a} relationship breakup was suspected to be the motive.

Puhakka and Nordmo had been collectively for nearly a decade earlier than reportedly rising aside earlier in 2024.

Puhakka, the primary Finnish skilled ice hockey participant to come back out as homosexual, was discovered useless at his house within the Henttaa district of Espoo on October 13.

Nordmo was detained on the scene and has since admitted to capturing Puhakka — however denied homicide.

Star’s dying shocks nation

Puhakka’s homicide has rocked Finland, the place he was broadly recognized for each his ice hockey profession and actuality TV look.

The Traitors contestant was nonetheless within the operating as a “traitor” when he was killed.

Broadcaster Nelonen confirmed the present’s finale has been postponed indefinitely.

“We have now come to the conclusion that now isn’t the precise time to air an episode,” a press release learn.

“We share within the grief of Janne’s family members.”

Puhakka first made headlines as a teenage hockey star, representing Finland at youth stage earlier than taking part in for Espoo Blues and Espoo United.

He retired in 2018 and later pursued research in worldwide enterprise.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin led tributes, posting a picture of Puhakka with a damaged coronary heart emoji.

The trial will start on the Western Uusimaa District Courtroom in Espoo on Thursday.

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