Sorrow in Landskrona: "Had her whole life ahead of her"

A girl has died in the middle of the summer vacation and far too early in life. That a peer girl is suspected of murder has created a sense of hopelessness in Landskrona. Children should be allowed to be children, says Leif Lindkvist.

» Updated: July 25 2024

» Published: July 24 2024

Sorrow in Landskrona: "Had her whole life ahead of her"
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A girl has died in the middle of the summer vacation and far too early in life.

The fact that a peer-aged girl is suspected of murder has created a sense of hopelessness in Landskrona.

Children should be allowed to be children, says Leif Lindkvist.

The greenery is in full bloom and the sun is shining over the industrial area in central Landskrona where a girl was found lifeless on Tuesday night.

Leif Lindkvist works at a company near the discovery site and tells that the police recently lifted the cordons.

When I found out that it was such a young girl, I just thought it wasn't right. She had her whole life ahead of her.

"Young people should play"

A colleague has a daughter of the same age who was assaulted a while ago. You really wonder what's going on. They're so young and should be playing with each other.

A little further down in the industrial area, Mikael Westerlund runs a company. The suspected murder of a girl has shocked him, but that something happens here is not surprising to him, nor is it surprising that the police found the girl during a routine patrol.

There's a lot of crap that happens here. Junkies and police are usually here at night. When I've been out with the dog early in the morning, I've found all sorts of things, like syringes, for example, he says.

Moved from Landskrona

But generally, Landskrona is a relatively calm city, according to several locals. Grynet Israelsson moved from the city in 2005 due to increased crime and returned only when her children had grown older.

I didn't want my children to grow up here. Today, I wouldn't make that decision. It's calmer here than the rest of Sweden, and even if I wanted to move, I don't know which city would feel safe.

Violence is creeping down in ages and the only thing you feel is powerlessness.

Questions without answers

Sofia Albertina Church has chosen to stay open longer than usual to offer a place for residents who feel sorrow or anxiety.

Many people usually want to do something tangible. It can be lighting a candle. Some may have questions. We usually say that we don't have any answers, but that we're here to listen, says priest Charlotte Ekbladh.

At the front of the church, Landskrona's municipal councilor Torkild Strandberg is holding a minute of silence.

We have been confirmed that none of the girls have been in any of our activities.

What has happened is equally hard to understand. Today, it feels like much of what should be self-evident is no longer so.

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