Salwan Momika has been shot to death in Hovsjö in Södertälje. For the neighbors, it came as a surprise that the Koran burner was in the area. I'm not a scared person, but sometimes it just feels uncomfortable, says Åsa Sääf.
CrimeA man within the home care service in Uppsala is sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for several aggravated rapes and aggravated sexual assaults against elderly women, writes Upsala Nya Tidning.
CrimeA man is suspected of several serious rapes against elderly women. The crimes are said to have taken place at his workplace – the home care service in Uppsala.
SwedenThat women who have been exposed to sexual offenses go out openly can strengthen others to dare to tell. This type of crime is still associated with guilt and shame, says Cecilia Bödker Pedersen at the organization Big Sister.
SwedenThe Government wants to tighten the requirements for employment in elderly care since an 84-year-old woman reported that a man from home care raped her. It will now be mandatory to obtain a criminal record check at the time of employment.
Swedish politicsUppsala Municipality acknowledges serious shortcomings in the handling of the case where a home care employee assaulted and harassed an elderly woman. I want to extend an apology from the municipality for not having succeeded in protecting you from the perpetrator, says the Chairman of the Elderly Committee Tobias Smedberg (V).
SwedenMinister for Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (The Moderate Party) reacts strongly to the case of an elderly woman in Uppsala who has told about a rape within home care. It is obviously the case that there are major deficiencies here, she says.
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