Helena Löfgren and her colleague had been told that the man had suicidal thoughts, but that he had no concrete plans.
We talk about whether the police are needed, but we judge that SOS has made the assessment by talking to him that it is not needed.
They did not have information that the man had attacked another paramedic with a baseball bat three days earlier. If they had known that, they would not have gone there without the police, she believes.
Safety considerations
She says that Helena Löfgren has always had a high sense of security and that she did so this time as well. When they knocked, she had one foot against the door so that it could not be thrown open.
The man tried to open it but then backed away. Since he backed away, they opened the door themselves. She was then one step behind Helena Löfgren.
We open the door and say hello. He doesn't say anything, but takes a step forward and when he does he also has a knife in his hand, in his right hand. When we see the knife coming forward we both start screaming.
He points the knife at Helena, she says.
I scream "get out" and run down the stairs.
She feels that Helena Löfgren is following her and believes that they are both safe. She rushes to the ambulance but then sees that she has fallen into the grass outside the house. She calls SOS and then makes her way to her. The colleague sees that she has been seriously injured and feels that she is no longer alive.
With the help of other people, life-saving measures are initiated. A moment later, the police and ambulance arrive and take over.
Stood in the doorway with knives
A police officer also told the court that the man came out several times and stood in the doorway with two knives in his hands. According to her, the 26-year-old said he hoped the woman was dead.
I ask why he hopes so, and he says, "Because I've wanted to kill someone."
A caregiver who had contact with the man when he was admitted to the psychiatric hospital just two days earlier also testified in court. The man said he had thoughts of murdering people.
He says he wants to become a serial killer, to be seen.
The caregiver takes the information very seriously and passes it on in a report to a nurse. The 26-year-old was discharged the next day anyway.
The doctor who decided that he should not be involuntarily treated says in court that she was not aware of the man's thoughts about harming others.
Based on the picture that was available, I concluded that it did not amount to a serious mental disorder. Therefore, there was no basis for a medical certificate.
