The prosecutor wants her to be sentenced to four years in closed youth care. The plaintiff's counsel, representing the mother of the 14-year-old victim, wants the girl to be sentenced to prison.
I think that a deprivation of liberty in the form of closed youth care for a maximum of four years is not sufficient considering the seriousness and nature of this crime, says plaintiff's counsel Angelika Lesniewicz.
Two teenage girls are suspected of murdering the 14-year-old girl, but one of them is only 13 years old and therefore not criminally responsible.
Both deny the murder, but they admit to having assaulted the girl, who was found dead in an industrial area in Landskrona on the night of Tuesday, July 23.
Opposes prison sentence
The 15-year-old's defense attorney Maria Stål Lindgren opposes a prison sentence.
She is very young, she is only 15 years old. In Sweden, our prisons are not designed for 15-year-olds as they are today, she says and continues:
My client denies the murder charge. She admits to having subjected the plaintiff to gross assault and battery, and it is for that offense that we believe she should be convicted, and for aggravated robbery.
The trial, which has been held behind closed doors, has been stressful, but with a surprisingly calm atmosphere, according to attorney Maria Grosskopf, who represents the 13-year-old.
Admits to violence
Here, the 13-year-old has given her account of what happened. She admits to having "used some violence" and has provided an explanation to the court, but she does not want her legal counsel to disclose it outside the courtroom.
What she wants me to convey is that she did not intend for it to end so badly, for the plaintiff to die, says Maria Grosskopf.
She wishes it had never happened.
The attorney herself believes that the 13-year-old's tough upbringing has played a role in what happened.
Social authorities have not done their job particularly well, in my opinion, and she has been let down by the adult world and social services. She has not received adequate care, and it is clear that it has affected her well-being and how she thinks and has acted.
In the 13-year-old's case, the Lund District Court will determine what she is guilty of. Then, social services will assess what measures are needed.
