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Nesser's Barbarotti books are being filmed

Now Håkan Nessers' books about police officer Gunnar Barbarotti will be made into a TV series. The idea is that the books will be turned into six hour-long episodes each.

Nesser's Barbarotti books are being filmed

Life imprisonment set for restaurant murder

A 27-year-old man was shot to death while sitting and eating at a restaurant in Fittja center south of Stockholm. The sentences for the three people who committed the murder together are now being established in the Svea Court of Appeal.

Life imprisonment set for restaurant murder

No Investigation into Five-Year-Old's Death

The five-year-old boy managed to escape from the HVB home in Hagfors and was later found dead in a nearby stream. The acquittal of two employees at the home is now being confirmed.

No Investigation into Five-Year-Old's Death

Well-known Police Officer Convicted of Gross Misconduct

The Svea Court of Appeal increases the sentence for a high-profile police officer who is now convicted of gross misconduct. The penalty will be a conditional sentence and a fine of 60,000 kronor.

Well-known Police Officer Convicted of Gross Misconduct

Record-long sentence for 16-year-old triple murderer

The 16-year-old shot and killed three people and shot and injured two within the span of a day last autumn. Now, the triple murderer is sentenced to prison for eleven years and ten months, announces the Svea Court of Appeal.

Record-long sentence for 16-year-old triple murderer

The Court of Appeal Acquits Expressen's Editor-in-Chief

After an examination of climate activists, Expressen's editor-in-chief Klas Granström was convicted of defamation. Now he is fully acquitted in the Svea Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal Acquits Expressen's Editor-in-Chief

Worked at social services – robbed and raped

The man worked as a social worker. At the same time, he robbed and raped several women he met through escort sites.

Worked at social services – robbed and raped

Leaked to criminal - prison sentence upheld

The Svea Court of Appeal has established the sentence for a woman in her 30s who was employed as a court administrator at Attunda District Court and leaked confidential information from the court to a gang criminal. .

Leaked to criminal - prison sentence upheld

He Shot Himself in the Foot - Gets Sentence Reduction

A man shot himself in the foot and therefore the Svea Court of Appeal shortened his prison sentence for aggravated weapons offense by three months, to two years, reports Dagens Juridik. .

He Shot Himself in the Foot - Gets Sentence Reduction

Life imprisonment for fatal shooting in central Stockholm

The Svea Court of Appeal upholds the life sentence against a 20-year-old man who shot and killed a teenager in Vasastan in central Stockholm last autumn. .

Life imprisonment for fatal shooting in central Stockholm

Polish smuggler supplied Swedish gangs with submachine guns

A former arms dealer from Poland is suspected of having supplied criminals in Europe with a large quantity of pistols and automatic weapons. In Sweden, around ten submachine guns linked to the man have been seized.

Polish smuggler supplied Swedish gangs with submachine guns

Man dies during intervention – security guards convicted

Two security guards are convicted in the Svea Court of Appeal for causing another person's death after a man died in connection with an intervention in the Stockholm subway during the summer of 2022. The Court of Appeal sentences them to a conditional sentence and day fines, thereby upholding the verdict from the Stockholm District Court.

Man dies during intervention – security guards convicted

The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

Thomas Bull, currently a Justice of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Justice and head of the Chancellor of Justice. The authority exercises, among other things, supervision over authorities and their officials, regulates claims for damages against the state, and is the prosecutor in freedom of the press and freedom of expression cases.

The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

A teenager who shot a man to death in Flemingsberg was sentenced to prison and lifelong expulsion – despite being born and raised in Sweden. Now the Supreme Court will take up the case and try the question of expulsion.

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

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.

Harsh criticism of proposal for indeterminate sentence

Nytorgsman detained for rape in his home

The Nytorgs man was arrested on Friday on probable grounds suspected of rape of a young woman in Hörby municipality. The suspicion concerns rape that occurred on October 23-24 in the man's residence, says prosecutor Anders Stridh.

Nytorgsman detained for rape in his home

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

The Old Town man was released on parole, despite the risk of sexual offenses being assessed as high, and now he is suspected of rape again. The Correctional Service believes it has followed the law to the letter.

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

Allegations: Nytorgsman arrested for new rape

The so-called Nytorgsman, who was previously convicted of a number of rapes, has been arrested suspected of yet another sexual assault, according to information to Sydsvenskan. The arrest is said to have taken place in Skåne during the night.

Allegations: Nytorgsman arrested for new rape

Prison sentence for 16-year-old murderer to be tried in the Supreme Court

A teenager was sentenced to nine years and ten months in prison for murder and attempted murder. The verdict was appealed to the Supreme Court (HD) which will now take up the case and decide whether the sentence is reasonable.

Prison sentence for 16-year-old murderer to be tried in the Supreme Court

The State Wins Against Secretly Filmed Vaccine Opponent

A woman who sued the Swedish state after being filmed with a hidden camera in the SVT documentary "Documentary from within: The Vaccine Warriors" loses in the Court of Appeal. .

The State Wins Against Secretly Filmed Vaccine Opponent

Ongoing dispute over the count's meteorite – Supreme Court to decide

The meteorite hunters Anders Zetterqvist and Andreas Forsberg lost in the Court of Appeal the highly publicized dispute over a meteorite that landed outside Enköping. Now the Supreme Court is taking up the case.

Ongoing dispute over the count's meteorite – Supreme Court to decide

Karl Hedin is suing the state

Business leader Karl Hedin is suing the Swedish state after being acquitted in a highly publicized hunting crime case two years ago. In the lawsuit – which was submitted to the Stockholm District Court on Monday – Hedin is demanding compensation for the serious and illegal errors he believes he was subjected to.

Karl Hedin is suing the state

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

The government's investigator proposes that cousin marriages be prohibited. Foreign cousin marriages should not be recognized in Sweden either.

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

Court of Appeal Acquits Gang Leader for Uppsala Murder

The Svea Court of Appeal upholds the district court's prison sentence against a 27-year-old for the murder of a man in Uppsala in 2017. The man was 19 years old at the time of the crime.

Court of Appeal Acquits Gang Leader for Uppsala Murder