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Teenager held over murder of 39-year-old dad in Stockholm

An 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old man in the Stockholm suburb of Skärholmen. The 39-year-old was shot dead in front of his son, on their way to the swimming pool on April 10th, after he told off a group of youths.

Published: 23 May 2024 09:03 CEST
Teenager held over murder of 39-year-old dad in Stockholm
Local mourners leave flowers, pictures and candles at the site of the shooting in April 2023. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

The suspect, who was 17 at the time, has since April been in custody in connection with another case. He is suspected of kidnapping and attempted murder after an incident which left an underage boy with gunshot wounds in Skärholmen in December 2023. 

Another two teens are in custody on suspicion of protecting a criminal and a third boy is suspected of aggravated weapons offences.

A further two people are suspected of involvement but are not in custody.

The 18-year-old denies the murder allegations.

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Sweden jails best-selling thriller writer for tax evasion

The Stockholm appeals court sentenced Håkan Nesser, one of Sweden's best-selling contemporary thriller writers, to 18 months' jail for tax evasion on Friday. His wife received the same sentence.

Published: 14 June 2024 15:17 CEST
Sweden jails best-selling thriller writer for tax evasion

The court found the couple guilty of not declaring to the tax authorities the transfer of nearly 13 million Swedish kronor ($1.23 million) from companies in Malta between 2013 and 2015.

“We’re in shock and we feel like we’ve been run over by a tank,” Nesser said.

He said he had hired an accountant to manage his financial affairs.

The crime writer was acquitted in the first instance in the spring of 2023.

At the time, the court accepted the author’s argument that the transfers had occurred through ignorance of tax rules.

Nesser has written 48 books that have sold some 20 million copies worldwide.

His first book was published in 1988.

His works, several of which have been adapted for the big screen or for television, have been translated into more than 20 languages.

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