Woman gets life sentence for gang murder – shot 17-year-old

The boy was lured to the location under the pretext that the woman wanted to buy his headphones. Instead, she pulled out a pistol and shot him in the face at close range. The 20-year-old becomes the first woman to be convicted as a shooter in a gang murder. She gets life imprisonment.

» Published: October 29 2024

Woman gets life sentence for gang murder – shot 17-year-old
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The woman was acquitted of the murder in Norrköping last year, but was convicted of attempted murder after a shooting at an apartment door in November. The Göta Court of Appeal changes the district court's verdict and also convicts her of the murder.

The murder took place at a tram stop in the Marielund district, on the afternoon of December 20.

Overwhelming evidence

The 17-year-old had arranged to meet the woman on Facebook to sell a pair of headphones. According to the prosecutor, she pulled out a pistol - the same weapon used in the door shooting in November - and shot the boy in the face at close range when she arrived at the scene. The woman has admitted to having arranged to meet, but claims that someone else showed up and fired the shots.

The Göta Court of Appeal now believes, unlike the district court, that there is no other reasonable explanation than that she was the shooter. This despite the fact that there is no technical evidence that clearly links her to the murder and that there are no witnesses who saw the shots.

Several people who were in the vicinity saw a woman running from the scene immediately after the shooting. No other possible perpetrator was seen at the scene.

"The fact that the woman was right next to the murder victim at the time of the shooting and the short time frame for the crime has been of great importance for the Court of Appeal's assessment. There are also no circumstances that suggest that another person had the opportunity to commit the crime," says Ann Ganelind, the presiding judge, in a press release.

Gang conflict in the city

The shootings are linked by the police to a gang conflict in Norrköping that has resulted in a large number of serious violent crimes since last autumn. The 17-year-old's name was on a list of "enemies" that was circulated from one of the networks.

The woman is from Gävle and was previously unconvicted. She was not part of the gang environment in Norrköping, but is believed to have committed the crime on behalf of others.

The murder for which she is now sentenced to life imprisonment is described by the Göta Court of Appeal as a "pure execution". The crime has, according to the court, been characterized by particular ruthlessness, including that the 17-year-old was lured to the scene, that the shooting took place in a public place, and that it occurred within the framework of a gang conflict.

The murder conviction also means that the woman will have to pay damages to the boy's relatives, 110,000 kronor to four different people.

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