Rasmus Anderssén later apologized to the truck driver.
Rasmus is now living the family life he wanted. He has small children with whom he wants to spend as much time as possible. Over
One morning Rasmus Anderssen knew what he would do that day: kill himself. The background was serious money problems, a broken relationship and being fired from work.
It was June 2013, when Rasmus couldn’t take it anymore, and decided to steer his car into the front of an oncoming truck. Rasmus was thrown into a ditch, but miraculously he survived without permanent injuries. That is why he is able to tell his own story In trauma.
However, since Rasmus had intentionally caused a serious traffic accident, he had to answer for his actions in court.
– There I was able to meet the truck driver I had bumped into. I was nervous and scared. I talked to him and apologized. He was happy that I was alive, Rasmus recalls in the program.
Jere Tiihonen hosts the Trauma series, which can be watched in its entirety at Areena. Over
For intentionally causing a serious traffic accident, the district court sentenced Rasmus to substantial compensation and three years’ unconditional imprisonment. In autumn 2016, the case was discussed in court. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Rasmus wished the outcome would have been different. According to the man, there were signs in that direction.
– The older lady who was the judge had to take off her glasses and wipe her tears, Rasmus recalls on TV how the woman cried.
– At that time I thought that this was almost over, but the sentence remained: 80,000 euros to be paid and a three-year prison sentence.
Rasmus was released from prison in December 2017 after serving half of his sentence as a first-timer. Nowadays, Rasmus lives a regular family life with his children and spouse.
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You can call Mieli ry’s national crisis hotline anonymously: 09 2525 0111. The crisis hotline is on duty 24 hours a day in Finnish. The Swedish-language line, kristelefon, on 09 2525 0112. Emergency service Monday and Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crisis Help line in English, 09 2525 0116 Mon and Tue 11am–3pm, Wed 1pm–4pm and 5pm–9pm, Thurs 10am–3pm and Fri 9am–1pm.
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