A 25-year-old man is acquitted of child rape because the district court believed that the 13-year-old girl "appeared to be significantly older than her age," reports SVT Nyheter Dalarna.
CrimeA man has been sentenced to ten years in prison by Falu District Court for several counts of rape and aggravated sexual assault against children, writes Falu-Kuriren.
CrimeFive-year-old John Walter drowned shortly after being placed in an HVB home, but the municipality was cleared of liability. Now his parents are taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
SwedenTwo teenage boys have been sentenced to youth service for stealing warning sirens - known as "Hesa Fredrik" - from a high school in Borlänge last year, local media reports. The sirens were to be used as "speakers" in one of the boys' A-class tractors.
SwedenA baby was found lifeless in an apartment in Borlänge municipality last Tuesday. Two people are suspected of causing the baby's death, according to prosecutor Karolina Lassbo.
SwedenA man in his 30s is sentenced by Falu District Court to 18 years in prison for the murder of a man in Borlänge.
CrimeLast year, the law on incitement against ethnic groups was changed to explicitly criminalize the denial of the Holocaust and other genocides. One year later, no one has yet been convicted under the new law.
SwedenA 14-year-old girl in Falun died after taking tramadol and drinking alcohol. A teenager who sold the tablets to the girl is now acquitted of gross negligence with regard to another's death.
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