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Quran Burner Murdered – Suspects Deny Crime

The Quran burner Salwan Momika has been shot to death in Södertälje. Five people have been arrested and detained following the incident.
Quran Burner Murdered – Suspects Deny Crime

Authorities are lagging behind

Many children and young people are recruited to gangs through apps and social media – and the authorities are lagging behind, according to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party). .
Authorities are lagging behind

Man charged with assault in connection with sex

A 27-year-old man is being prosecuted for having taken a stranglehold on a woman in connection with sex. The woman suffered a cardiac arrest.
Man charged with assault in connection with sex

Man suspected of crime against small child – released

A man who was previously detained, suspected of aggravated assault of an infant, has been released, announces the Prosecution Authority, which is also changing the charge. .
Man suspected of crime against small child – released

Woman found dead – man arrested

A man has been detained, suspected of murdering a woman who was found dead in Guldheden, Gothenburg on Thursday. > He is suspected of murder, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson for the police.
Woman found dead – man arrested

Students stabbed at school – man charged

In November last year, two students were stabbed at a school in Hallsberg. Now, a 20-year-old man is being prosecuted at Örebro District Court for two cases of aggravated assault, announces the Prosecution Authority.
Students stabbed at school – man charged

Former C-leader suspected of sexual offense

The former C-top Gustav Hemming has been questioned by the police and served with suspicion of sexual abuse against children, confirms the Prosecution Authority to TT. .
Former C-leader suspected of sexual offense

More Called to Conscription

Around 30,000 young people born in 2007 will be called up for conscription this year, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. .
More Called to Conscription

Proposal against gang crime criticized: "Not smart"

The criticism is heavy against the proposals that aim to tackle various stages of crime, for example, murder plans in chats. The government's purpose is to get more convicted for gang crimes, but the proposals are sweeping and make completely everyday things into tools for aiding and abetting, according to the critics.
Proposal against gang crime criticized: "Not smart"

22-year-old with IS ties charged with terrorist crimes

A 22-year-old man from Småland is being prosecuted for several terrorist crimes. He was arrested at Arlanda on his way to Somalia, where, according to the indictment, he was to join the Islamic State.
22-year-old with IS ties charged with terrorist crimes

Fewer people were banned from libraries last year

Despite the debate about the messy environment, only five people were banned from Swedish libraries in 2024, according to figures from the Prosecution Authority that Magasin K has obtained. .
Fewer people were banned from libraries last year

Man charged with murder of pregnant woman

A 34-year-old man is being prosecuted for the murder of a 40-year-old pregnant woman in Linköping last spring. According to prosecutor Gabriella Ergül, the man murdered the woman because he did not want to have a child with her.
Man charged with murder of pregnant woman

Three charged for notorious bag murder

Three people are being prosecuted for involvement in the murder of a man who was found in a bag on Värmdö outside Stockholm in March 2024, announces the Prosecution Authority. .
Three charged for notorious bag murder

Two detained after fatal shooting: "Played with weapons"

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested for the fatal shooting in Rosengård in Malmö on New Year's Eve, according to the prosecutor for TT. According to the prosecutor, the shooting occurred by mistake.
Two detained after fatal shooting: "Played with weapons"

One detained after serious violent crime in Gävle

A person has been detained on probable grounds suspected of a serious violent crime in Gävle during the night against Saturday, according to the Prosecution Authority. > It is not a gang-related crime, says Karin Rosander at the press service.
One detained after serious violent crime in Gävle

Tried to murder wife – wanted to preserve honor

A man tried to murder his wife with a knife outside the couple's shared residence in Kalmar. The man is now being prosecuted for attempted murder, according to a press release from the Prosecution Authority.
Tried to murder wife – wanted to preserve honor

One of the boys dead after the shooting in Malmö

Two 15-year-old boys were seriously injured in a shooting in Malmö on New Year's Eve. One of the boys has now died, the police announce.
One of the boys dead after the shooting in Malmö

Two boys seriously shot injured – several arrested

Two boys, 15 years old, are seriously injured after a shooting in Rosengård in Malmö on New Year's Eve. Now, several men have been arrested.
Two boys seriously shot injured – several arrested

Three men arrested for rape

Three men have been detained on suspicion of raping a woman in Kristianstad. > It is said to have occurred in a residence during the night, says Anja Steiber, press spokesperson for the Prosecution Authority, to Kristianstadsbladet.
Three men arrested for rape

Body found in burned-out car – two requested to be detained

Two men in their 60s have been requested to be detained on probable grounds suspected of murder, writes the Prosecution Authority in a press release. It was during the night leading up to Christmas Day that a person was found dead in a burning car in Bollebygd municipality.
Body found in burned-out car – two requested to be detained

Teenager dies after being hit - man charged

A 16-year-old boy died and a 15-year-old girl was injured when they were hit on Nockebybron in Stockholm in October last year. Now a 42-year-old man is being prosecuted for gross negligence leading to another's death, according to the Prosecution Authority.
Teenager dies after being hit - man charged

Woman and four men detained for murder

A woman and four men have been detained on suspicion of murder since a body was found in a burned-out car at a bathing spot in Bollebygd municipality on Christmas Eve, reports Expressen. .
Woman and four men detained for murder

Boy arrested after fatal shooting in Växjö

Another suspected person has been arrested and detained following the murder of a woman in Växjö earlier in the week. This is stated by prosecutor Marika Jönsson, via the Prosecution Authority's press service.
Boy arrested after fatal shooting in Växjö

Three men arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape

Three men are detained, suspected of being involved in a serious rape in southern Stockholm. .
Three men arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape
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