A minor whose mother was among those killed in the shooting at the Kauhajoki School of Hospitality on September 23rd last year is bringing an action against the police officer who interviewed the gunman Matti Juhani Saari a day before the fatal incident, but did not confiscate Saari's .22 calibre semi-automatic pistol.
According to the child's legal counsel, the child blames the police inspector for gross negligent manslaughter and is demanding compensation from the state.
The State Prosecutor has called for the inspector to be fined for dereliction of duty over the affair.
The police officer himself has denied any wrongdoing (see March article). The Prosecutor has now called for further investigations and the court hearing, originally scheduled for next month, has been postponed in order that these can be carried out by the National Bureau of Investigation, Finland's central criminal police arm.
The case will be handled in due course at the Kauhajoki District Court.
Student Saari, 22, shot and killed ten others before turning the gun on himself in Finland's second such school massacre, some ten months after a similar incident in Jokela in November 2007.
