17-year-old charged with attempted murder
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17-year-old charged with attempted murder after stairwell shooting in Alby

A 17-year-old boy is being charged with attempted murder after shooting two people in a stairwell in Alby, Botkyrka, in December last year, SVT Nyheter Stockholm reports.

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The boy, who was 16 at the time, shot a man and a woman. The man was wounded in the leg but overpowered the shooter and held him down. The boy was reportedly badly beaten when he was arrested, according to the indictment.

The boy is linked to a criminal network in Botkyrka, and the man who was shot is linked to a rival network, according to the indictment. The woman escaped without injury.

The 17-year-old denies the crime.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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