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Lottery millionaire suspected of murder

A 30-year-old Swedish lottery millionaire has been arrested on suspicion of having shot and killed a man outside a restaurant north of Stockholm in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Published: 23 January 2009 12:37 CET
Lottery millionaire suspected of murder

The suspect, who once won 1.2 million kronor in a lottery show broadcast live on TV4, is supected of killing a 29-year-old man outside the Magasinet restaurant in Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm in front of crowd of witnesses.

The 30-year-old made contact with the police just hours after the attack on Thursday and was arrested at an address in Upplands Väsby.

Police found the suspected murder weapon in a rubbish disposal room in the town.

“We believe the assailant threw the weapon away as he fled,” police spokesman Lars Lisberger told news agency TT.

Both the victim and the suspect were known to the police.

Police received a call at 1.20am and arrived together with emergency workers to find one man dead from gunshot injuries and a group of people who had witnessed the killing gathered outside the restaurant.

“Witnesses have been questioned overnight and it appears that it stems from some prior history between the men,” police spokesman Fredrik Ladenstedt said on Thursday.

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Three injured in suspected knife attack in central Sweden

At least three people have been injured in a suspected knife attack which took place in broad daylight in the centre of Västerås in central Sweden on Friday afternoon.

Published: 19 April 2024 15:32 CEST
Three injured in suspected knife attack in central Sweden

Police were called to the scene at shortly before 1.30pm on Friday after several women who Swedish police described as “elderly” were found injured with stab wounds. 

The man suspected of attacking the three women, who is reportedly in his late 20s, was later shot by police. According to Region Västmanland he is “seriously injured”.

“They have been injured with a sharp object but whether it is a knife or something else, we do not know right now,” Tobias Ahlén-Svalbro, a spokesperson from the local police told Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT. 

The three women have been taken to hospital, with one, in her 70s, described as having serious injuries. The others’ injuries are less severe.

“We are investigating two crime scenes,” Ahlén-Svalbro said. “As far as I understand the situation, two of them were injured in one area and the other somewhere else, but both areas are in central Västerås.”

The police have opened an investigation into aggravated assault, he added.

“We have already received several witness statements and would like to hear from any other witnesses who have seen or heard something.”

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