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Investigation continues into death of 13-year-old

The investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl, who was found murdered Saturday afternoon in Stockholm, continued on Monday, with two brothers remaining the prime suspects.

Investigation continues into death of 13-year-old
Man released in murdered 13

Two brothers were arrested in the Stockholm suburb of Täby shortly after the girl was found dead inside a block of flats.

One of the two suspects, a 31-year-old man, was seriously injured when jumping from a window on the third floor.

Anton Strand, the suspected killer’s lawyer, would not comment on his client’s condition, or his response to the allegations.

Martin Cullberg, the lawyer of the 28-year-old brother, maintains that his client denies the crime.

Prosecutor Ewa Tvengström, who is leading the murder investigation, would not give information about the possible motive or the details surrounding Saturday’s incident.

“I don’t have much to say. It is an ongoing investigation and investigative measures are being taken now,” she told the TT news agency.

The younger brother will be questioned over the course of Monday afternoon. According to Tvengström it is not yet clear whether his 31-year-old brother is in any state to be interrogated.

“That’s one of the things I am trying to find out right now,” she said.

Students and staff at the girl’s school have placed candles and flowers by the flagpole on the school yard in her honour.

“They’re all reacting in different ways. Many feel sorrow, shock, and that it can’t really have happened,” said the school principal to TT.

The school day began with everyone gathering in the canteen to talk about what has happened and how the students can receive help in dealing with the grief.

Many were already aware of the death of their friend.

In one of the classrooms the students have been given the opportunity to write messages in a book, to light candles and to leave flowers.

“We have focussed on giving support to our students and we will be monitoring them closely to see that they are able to deal with the grief,” said the principal to TT.

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Nordic justice ministers meet tech giants on gangs using apps to hire ‘child soldiers’

The justice ministers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway are to meet representatives of the tech giants Google, Meta, Snapchat and TikTok, to discuss how to stop their platforms being used by gang criminals in the region.

Nordic justice ministers meet tech giants on gangs using apps to hire 'child soldiers'

Denmark’s justice minister, Peter Hummelgaard, said in a press release that he hoped to use the meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss how to stop social media and messaging apps being used by gang criminals, who Danish police revealed earlier this year were using them to recruit so-called “child soldiers” to carry out gang killings.  

“We have seen many examples of how the gangs are using social media and encrypted messaging services to plan serious crimes and recruit very young people to do their dirty work,” Hummelgaard said. “My Nordic colleagues and I agree that a common front is needed to get a grip on this problem.”

As well as recruitment, lists have been found spreading on social media detailing the payments on offer for various criminal services.   

Hummelgaard said he would “insist that the tech giants live up to their responsibilities so that their platforms do not act as hotbeds for serious crimes” at the meeting, which will take place at a summit of Nordic justice ministers in Uppsala, Sweden.

In August, Hummelgaard held a meeting in Copenhagen with Sweden’s justice minister, Gunnar Strömmer, at which the two agreed to work harder to tackle cross-border organised crime, which has seen a series of Swedish youth arrested in Denmark after being recruited to carry out hits in the country. 

According to a press release from the Swedish justice ministry, the morning will be spent discussing how to combat the criminal economy and particularly organised crime in ports, with a press release from Finland’s justice ministry adding that the discussion would also touch on the “undue influence on judicial authorities” from organised crime groups. 

The day will end with a round table discussion with Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, on how anti-Semitism and hate crimes against Jews can be prevented and fought in the Nordic region. 

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