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Prosecutor appeals ‘Romario’ acquittals

The case of the stabbing death of 23-year-old Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali will be continued in the Svea Court of Appeal. Prosecutor Ewa Tvengström has appealed the acquittals of the three suspects in the case.

Published: 21 March 2009 09:43 CET

The three young men, ages 16-, 18-, and 20-year-old, were acquitted on February 27th of their involvement in the killing of Romario.

The popular and promising footballer died from stab wounds suffered following a fight near the E4 motorway in Kista north of Stockholm last October.

The stabbing was the culmination of a feud between two rival groups of young people which began earlier in the day when a fight broke out at a Stockholm-area pub.

The 18-year-old charged in the case suffered an injury to his eye during the bar fight.

To settle the dispute, both groups decided to meet in Husby, the suburban neighbourhood north of Stockholm from which Romario hailed.

Their clash later that evening resulted in a chaotic chain of events and the prosecutor had difficulty proving which of the suspects had done what.

What is known is that the 23-year-old was stabbed to death and two others were badly injured. The injured parties have also appealed the acquittals of the men.

KISTA

Self-driving test buses in Sweden to go faster

Testing of self-driving buses in Stockholm is set to be expanded.

Published: 1 April 2018 15:29 CEST
Self-driving test buses in Sweden to go faster
Photo: Marko Säävälä/TT

The driverless vehicles, which are being tested in the Kista tech and business district, will drive at speeds of 20 kilometres per hour, reports SVT.

Previous high speeds for the tests were restricted to 12 kilometres per hour.

Since January, two electric self-driving buses have plied a one-and-a-half kilometre stretch of road between the Kista Galleria shopping mall and the Scandic Victoria Tower hotel. That number will be increased in the summer, according to SVT's report.

A designated driver has been on board the buses during the test operation in case of emergency, as is required under current legislation in Sweden.

“We have tested at a difficult time of year with a lot of snow and it has exceeded expectations,” Peter Hafmar, CEO of operating company Nobina Technology, said to SVT.

Surveys conducted by researchers from Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology have shown passenger responses to the driverless buses to be mostly positive, according to the broadcaster’s report.

A fatal accident earlier this month involving a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona, United States is not reported to have had a negative affected on responses.

A further trial of the buses is also expected to be rolled out in Gothenburg in the near future.

READ ALSO: IN PICTURES: Sweden's first driverless buses hit the streets