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Two Acquitted in Piteå Double25 Sept

Two Acquitted in Piteå Double Murder Case

A 33-year-old man murdered two men in their residence in Piteå with a large number of stabs with a knife and scissors. Now the court of appeal rules that a man and a woman who left the 33-year-old with the men cannot be held responsible for the victims' death.

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20-Year-Old Sentenced to Life for16 Apr

20-Year-Old Sentenced to Life for Umeå Murder; Accomplice Acquitted

A 20-year-old man is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 28-year-old man in the Mariehem district of Umeå. The man was attacked and killed by two people outside his residence in the autumn of 2023.

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Harsh criticism of proposal for18 Nov

Harsh criticism of proposal for indeterminate sentence

Despite high risk of relapse, the Nytorgsman was released on parole and is suspected of rape again. The day before the news broke, the deadline for the proposal for imprisonment for an indefinite period to protect society from dangerous repeat offenders expired. Several heavy remiss institutions are critical.

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