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"A murder that has affected the whole of Alingsås"

The 15-year-old boy went missing from his home in Alingsås and was later found dead with a large number of stab wounds. The murder, for which a 16-year-old boy has been charged, has stirred strong emotions both at the school where the 15-year-old boy attended and throughout the entire town.

» Updated: 04 October 2024, 01:53

» Published: 07 June 2024

"A murder that has affected the whole of Alingsås"
Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT

The 15-year-old boy went missing from his home in Alingsås and was later found dead with a large number of stab wounds.

The murder, which a 16-year-old boy has been charged with, has sparked strong emotions both at the school where the 15-year-old attended and throughout the town.

It was in October last year that the high school student went missing from his home and was later found in the Säveån.

Many students and other Alingsås residents were shocked and felt both sorrow and anxiety. During that period, the school counseling service was strengthened to provide support on how to handle sorrow and anxiety when all questions cannot be answered.

There was also a risk of rumor spreading on social media before it was clear who was suspected and who was not, according to Niklas Ehnfors.

The 16-year-old accused of murder is suspected of having stabbed and then drowned the 15-year-old.

Prosecutor Andreas Ekengren has requested four years of closed youth care, citing that the boy is under 18 years old.

The 16-year-old denies the crime with the explanation that it was a self-defense situation, which lawyer Camilla Waldenberg refers to in her plea.

How does he explain the large number of stab wounds?

The verdict is expected to fall on Friday morning at the Alingsås District Court, but Niklas Ehnfors, the town's communications manager, describes it as the anxiety feeling becoming less intense after the trial.

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