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New arrest in Mikael Andersson murder case

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Mikael Andersson from Lidköping. The police are now holding five people in custody in connection with the murder of the 19-year-old whose body has still not been found.

Mikael Andersson, from Lidköping in western Sweden, disappeared from a party in Axvall outside of Skara last weekend.

His family reported him missing on Tuesday. Following an inspection of his battered car police began a murder investigation on Thursday.

Västra Götaland police announced in a press release on Friday that they are certain that Mikael Andersson has been murdered and that they had arrested four people in connection with the investigation.

“We have strong indications that he has been murdered,” confirmed police spokesperson Thomas Fuxborg.

One man is in custody on suspicion of murder and two further men suspected of complicity to murder. A woman has been arrested on suspicion of harbouring a criminal.

A further, fifth person, was arrested on Saturday. He is being detained on suspicion of complicity to murder.

All five deny the charges.

Police are continuing the search for the body of Mikael Andersson over the weekend. Police have confirmed that they have identified the murder scene but have not released any further details of the crime or the roles played by the five suspects.

LANDSLIDE

Swedish authorities: Worker negligence behind motorway landslide

Swedish authorities said on Thursday that worker negligence at a construction site was believed to be behind a landslide that tore apart a motorway in western Sweden in September.

Swedish authorities: Worker negligence behind motorway landslide

The landslide, which struck the E6 highway in Stenungsund, 50 kilometres north of Sweden’s second-largest city Gothenburg, ripped up a petrol station car park, overturned lorries and caved in the roof of a fast food restaurant.

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Prosecutor Daniel Veivo Pettersson said on Thursday he believed “human factors” were behind the landslide as “no natural cause” had been found during the investigation.

He told a press conference the landslide had been triggered by a nearby construction site where too much excavated material had been piled up, putting excessive strain on the ground below. 

“At this stage, we consider it negligent, in this case grossly negligent, to have placed so much excavated material on the site,” Pettersson said.

Pettersson added that three people were suspected of among other things gross negligence and causing bodily harm, adding that the investigation was still ongoing.

The worst-hit area covered around 100 metres by 150 metres, but the landslide affected an area of around 700 metres by 200 metres in total, according to emergency services.

Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the collapse, according to authorities.

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