11-year-old involved in murder plot
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11-year-old involved in murder plot taken into custody under Youth Care Act (LVU)

An 11-year-old boy from Umeå is suspected of being involved in a murder plot. He is now being taken into custody under the Youth Care Act (LVU); the Administrative Court has decided.

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According to the decision, the 11-year-old was to accompany a friend who had agreed to carry out a murder, but he backed out because he feared he would be killed, reports P4 Västerbotten.

The boy is said to have owed money to the clients who threatened him, according to the police investigation.

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