For over 20 years, the double murder of an elderly couple in Brattås was a mystery to police. Finally, DNA traces led to a suspected perpetrator, who is now being sentenced by the Ångermanland District Court. However, he was acquitted of murder - and the sentence remains 14 years in prison.
CrimeThe trial over the double murder in Brattås concluded on Wednesday. The prosecutor is seeking a life sentence for the 45-year-old suspect, P4 Västernorrland reports.
CrimeThe suspected Brattås murderer continued to maintain his innocence when he was heard in Ångermanland District Court. It is difficult to be accused. It is obvious that the police think I am lying, he said in court.
CrimeThe man who was previously convicted of stalking ski star Frida Karlsson is being charged again. He is alleged to have breached the contact ban by calling and sending messages to Karlsson, reports Aftonbladet.
SportsIt has been 21 years since the pensioner couple in Brattås was murdered. When the trial against the suspected murderer began, DNA evidence was a major focus.
SwedenA 45-year-old man has been in custody for almost four months in the high-profile double murder in Brattås in 2005. Charges are now being brought and, according to the prosecutor, the evidence - mainly in the form of DNA traces - is strong. However, no motive has been established.
CrimeA man has been in custody for almost four months for the double murder in Brattås. Charges are now expected, prosecutor Hanna Flordal confirms to Tidningen Ångermanland.
CrimeFor several years, the man sold his wife to numerous sex buyers. He has now been sentenced by the Ångermanland District Court to four years and five months in prison for, among other charges, aggravated procuring.
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