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Charged over Järfälla killings

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man in his 30s has been charged with the murders of two men in a car in Kallhäll, Sweden, last August.
  • The prosecution alleges the killings were carried out by criminal gangs.
  • Evidence includes CCTV footage and data found during police searches.

A man in his 30s has been charged with the murders of two men in their early 20s who were shot while sitting in a car in Kallhäll, Järfälla, a municipality near Stockholm. The incident occurred on the night of August 25 last year.

The case will be heard at the Attunda District Court in Sollentuna. The indictment includes two counts of premeditated murder. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported the day after the event that a burning car was reported in Grimsta, West Stockholm, shortly before the gunshots were heard in Kallhäll, suggesting a possible diversion tactic.

Prosecutor Maria Hävermark told Swedish public broadcaster SVT shortly after the incident that the method, shooting two men multiple times while they were in a car, indicated the involvement of criminal gangs. Evidence in the upcoming trial includes security camera recordings from the vicinity, taxi travel data, and items found during police searches related to the case.

the method, shooting two men multiple times while they were in a car, indicated the involvement of criminal gangs.

— Maria HävermarkExplaining the initial assessment of the crime, suggesting gang involvement.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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