24-year-old from Arboga convicted for villa explosion in Örebro
A 24-year-old man from Arboga was sentenced to prison after an explosion at a villa in western Örebro last fall, reports SVT Nyheter Örebro.
Crime
Örebro District Court rules Anders Eklund will remain in prison
Anders Eklund, who is serving a life sentence for the murders of Engla Höglund and Pernilla Hellgren, will not have his sentence time-limited, the Örebro District Court has decided, SVT Dalarna reports.
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Gang leader wanted revenge, convicted over 2020 murder plans
A gang leader in Örebro has been sentenced to six years in prison for planning to kill two people in 2020, reports Nerikes Allehanda.
Crime
Young man stabbed to death - three charged
Three people are being charged with the murder of a man in his 20s in Laxå. The murder victim was lured to a location where he was stabbed to death, local media report.
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23-year-old Egyptian arrested in Örebro remanded on suspicion of incitement to murder and two counts of aggravated assault
The 23-year-old man who was arrested in Egypt last week and brought to Sweden has been remanded in custody by Örebro District Court on probable cause to suspect him of incitement to murder and two counts of aggravated assault, NA reports.
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Police murderer Jackie Arklöv will not receive a fixed-term sentence
Jackie Arklöv, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1999 murders of two police officers in Malexander, has again been denied his application to have his life sentence converted to a fixed-term sentence, the Örebro District Court announced.
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Police officer arrested on suspicion of assault
A police officer in Örebro is being detained on probable cause on suspicion of assault, the Göta Court of Appeal announced.
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Police officer wanted for aggravated assault
A 35-year-old police officer has been remanded in custody on suspicion of aggravated assault.
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Court of Appeal Acquits Woman for Insulting Police Officer
The reports have been pouring in since the law on insult against officials was introduced last summer. Several people have been convicted in district court for abusive language against police officers – but when a court of appeal takes a stand for the first time, the conviction is overturned – the words were not sufficiently offensive.
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Man in Örebro County Sentenced for Years of Child Sexual Abuse
A man in his 70s in Örebro county is convicted of having raped and subjected a girl to a number of sexual assaults, reports local media.
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Forensic Board Raises Relapse Risk for Jackie Arklöv
There is a "medium-high" risk of relapse into serious crime for Jackie Arklöv who is serving a life sentence for the police murders in Malexander 1999, according to a new statement from the National Board of Forensic Medicine (RMV).
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Doctor charged – suspected of rapes
A male doctor is prosecuted for several sexual offenses allegedly committed against patients in service, reports Nerikes Allehanda.
Crime
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.
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Life imprisonment for murder in Gyttorp – struck with a wooden shoe
Two men, 23 and 34 years old, are sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder of a 55-year-old man in Gyttorp last spring.
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Judge suspected of having fallen asleep – verdict is overturned
A judge at Örebro district court is suspected of having fallen asleep in the middle of a trial. Now the entire case must be retried, reports Nerikes Allehanda.
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