Court of Appeal upholds life
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Court of Appeal upholds life imprisonment for fatal assault in Gothenburg

The woman was severely beaten - and died eight days later from her injuries. Now the Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence against a man in his 40s, reports Göteborgs-Posten.

The serious assault took place in May last year at a supported housing facility in Änggården in Gothenburg. The woman was able to call the police herself, but became unconscious in the ambulance and later died.

The man, who had previously been in a relationship with the woman, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the district court for murder and unlawful threats. His sentence will now be confirmed by the Court of Appeal.

He had been discharged from a forensic psychiatric clinic three months earlier, and was not considered to be suffering from a serious mental disorder at the time of the crime.

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