15-year-old girl arrested for two
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15-year-old girl arrested for two fatal shootings in Malmö and Vårby outside Stockholm

A 15-year-old girl is suspected of having shot dead two teenage boys, one in Rosengård in Malmö and the other in Vårby, outside Stockholm. She has now been remanded in custody for both crimes.

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"My client denies the crime," said the girl's defense attorney Anders Malm at the detention hearing in Malmö District Court on Friday.

She is suspected of carrying out the shooting in Rosengård together with a 17-year-old boy. He admits to the crime and has also been arrested.

Both are also suspected of aggravated weapons offenses.

At the same time, a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the murder in Rosengård in the period 22–25 March.

The shooting in Stockholm took place at the Vårbyparken football field just before 5 p.m. on Monday. The girl was wanted in connection with the murder, several media outlets reported. She is suspected of having made her way to Malmö, where a 15-year-old boy was shot dead.

The shooting in Malmö occurred in a residential area in the Rosengård district at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The boy was taken to hospital by ambulance, but his life could not be saved.

The two teenage murder suspects were arrested shortly after the shootings.

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