Man in his 80s arrested on suspicion of murdering woman in her 70s in Linköping

Fri 30 Jan 2026 08:08 CET

A man in his 80s has been arrested and detained on suspicion of murdering a woman in her 70s in Linköping.

The alarm was received during the night on Friday as a suspected cardiac arrest, and the woman was found dead in a residence. Due to unclear circumstances surrounding the death, the incident is being classified as murder, the police say on their website.

A technical inspection of the home will be conducted on Friday.

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