"Based on an interview with the suspect, the motive for the crime was the end of the relationship between the victim and the suspect," Detective Inspector Matti Högman added.
"Police initially charged Puhakka with manslaughter but upgraded the charge to murder because the act is suspected to have been committed with premeditation and in a particularly brutal and cruel manner," a police statement said.
A friend of Puhakka arrived at the scene after being unable to contact him. Upon discovering the murder, he called the police, the Finnish news outlet YLE reported.
Puhakka began playing hockey at age six and played on the Finnish national youth team at 16, around the same time that he became aware of his homosexuality.
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