Man Detained in Växjö on Suspicion of Murder After Woman Found Dead

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Man Detained in Växjö on Suspicion of Murder After Woman Found Dead
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A man has been detained suspected of having murdered a woman in Växjö, writes SVT Småland.

According to the on-call prosecutor, a man in his 25s is detained for murder. He is suspected on probable cause, says Robin Simonsson, communicator at the Prosecution Authority, to SVT.

The police were alerted to the crime scene during the night to Saturday. There, a woman was found dead. It is still unknown whether the two knew each other or had any kind of relationship.

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