Woman gets ten years in
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Woman gets ten years in prison for attempted murder

A woman in northwestern Skåne has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted murder, after a woman in her 50s was subjected to around 20 stab wounds over several hours.

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The act was filmed and shown in real time on social media, reports SVT Nyheter Skåne.

At the same time, a man has been sentenced to five years in prison for aiding and abetting attempted murder. He is a relative of the woman who was stabbed, reports the Swedish Supreme Court.

Both are also convicted of aggravated theft. When they were found afterwards, they had bags filled with the battered woman's belongings. Both were under the influence of drugs when they were arrested.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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