Swedish gang figure extradited from Turkey to serve prison sentence
A 40-year-old Swedish man who has been convicted of several serious crimes has been extradited from Turkey to Sweden and will now serve his sentence, police say.
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Identified as a cult leader, suspected of urging others to commit suicide
He has been identified as the leader of the sadistic online sect 764. Today, the trial begins for the young man who is suspected of, among other things, attempted murder, incitement to suicide, rape and aggravated child pornography.
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25-year-old man sentenced to life for double murder in Biskopsgården
Late last spring, two men were fatally shot in a parking lot in Biskopsgården. A 25-year-old man has now been sentenced to life in prison for the double murder. No other punishment was considered, says councilor Åsa Toll.
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Smuggler who drove woman to death fully acquitted
A man who ran over and killed a woman in her 70s in Köping and then fled the scene has been acquitted. The District Court believes the man cannot be held responsible due to his mental condition, local media reports.
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14-year-old boy found guilty of murdering 28-year-old man in Norrköping
A 14-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a 28-year-old man, Norrköping District Court ruled, SVT Öst reports.
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Four arrested for bomb attack at US Embassy in Oslo
All four suspects in the bomb attack on the US Embassy in Oslo on Sunday were arrested on Friday.
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Two held in custody on suspicion of bribery in Stockholm
Two people are being held in custody on probable cause on suspicion of bribery in Stockholm, according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
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Suspect in hospital poisonings released
The woman who was detained on suspicion of poisoning four employees at the Academic Hospital in Uppsala has been released on bail. She has not been charged. We will continue to work on this case with further investigative measures, prosecutor Emma Häggström tells TT.
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Police officer sentenced after car chase of 15-year-old
A police officer is convicted of negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm after a car chase of a 15-year-old on a tuned moped, writes Dagens juridik.
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Norwegian Man Gets Life for Murdering Finnish Hockey Star Janne Puhakka
A 66-year-old Norwegian is sentenced for aggravated murder of the former ice hockey player Janne Puhakka, reports Yle. The murder of the Finnish hockey profile has shaken Finland.
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Murdered pregnant woman – sentenced to life imprisonment
A man is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a pregnant woman in an apartment in central Linköping last year. The motive was that he did not want the child she was carrying and which he was the father of to be born, according to the verdict.
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Sent 4,000 messages to ex-girlfriend
A man in his 40s sent over 4,000 messages to his ex-girlfriend. Now he is being convicted of harassment, writes Värnamo News.
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Threw in a Hand Grenade in a Store – Sentenced
A 17-year-old is sentenced for throwing a hand grenade into a food store in Södertälje on July 22 last summer.
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Suspect in Murder Case May Have Suffered from Mental Disorder
The 18-year-old who is suspected of having murdered a 17-year-old girl in Mark will undergo a forensic psychiatric examination. Borås District Court simultaneously establishes that the evidence points to the 18-year-old having killed the girl.
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Verdict against bank top executive praised - "the law works"
The Court of Appeal's verdict, where the former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen is sentenced to one year and three months' imprisonment for gross fraud, is welcomed by the CEO of Aktiespararna, Joacim Olsson. According to Olsson, investors and the general public were misled by Bonnesen. The legal system works, he says.
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