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Malmö shooter suspected in more cases

The suspected serial shooter in Malmö in southern Sweden has been informed that he is under suspicion for three additional attempted murders allegedly committed in the last year.

Published: 15 February 2011 15:34 CET
Malmö shooter suspected in more cases

In total, the man, who has been identified as Peter Mangs, is now suspected of a total of three murders and 14 attempted murders.

Chief prosecutor Ola Sjöstrand declined to reveal which additional attempted murders Mangs is now under suspicion, saying only that they were committed in the last year.

According to the Sydsvenskan daily, Mangs is also under suspicion of conspiring to murder and vandalism. Sjöstrand refused to elaborate further on those cases.

Since his arrest in November Mangs, 38, has consistently denied committing any of the crimes for which he is suspected and any eventual trial will hang on forensic evidence.

“We have received some advice from the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science (Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium, SKL), but it is not all finished yet,” said Börje Sjöholm of the county police.

A new remand hearing was not necessary after Mangs voluntarily agreed to remain in custody.

“And we will not demand he remain in custody for the new cases right now, it is not necessary,” said Sjöstrand.

Mangs remains in detention as a suspect on probable cause since he could obstruct the investigation and according to the district court, there is a risk he could continue to engage in criminal activity.

Mangs is currently in custody on suspicion of the murder of a young woman in the autumn of 2009 and five cases of attempted murder.

He is also a suspect in the murder of two men in Malmö’s Lindängen district in the summer of 2003 and an additional five cases of attempted murder from 2006 to 2010.

EUROVISION

Malmö to bring in reinforcements from Norway and Denmark ahead of Eurovision

The Swedish Eurovision host city Malmö on Wednesday promised heightened security for this year's song contest, which faces protests over Israel's participation during the war in Gaza.

Published: 17 April 2024 16:53 CEST
Malmö to bring in reinforcements from Norway and Denmark ahead of Eurovision

Authorities vowed “visible” measures including police with submachine guns and reinforcements from Denmark and Norway around the event, ending with the final on May 11th.

Normally associated with rhinestones and kitsch, this year the competition has become a more controversial affair as critics have called for Israel to be banned from competing, with the war in Gaza entering its seventh month.

Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö is home to over 360,000 inhabitants spanning 186 nationalities, and a large part of the country’s population is of Palestinian origin.

At least half a dozen applications have been filed for demonstration permits to protest the Israeli presence at the competition, which is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) together with Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT.

City authorities say the situation is under control.

“For the various events linked to Eurovision, security measures will be clearly visible,” the city’s security director, Per-Erik Ebbestahl, told a press conference.

Security checks will be stepped up, in particular for access to the various sites, where bags will mostly be prohibited, he said.

The police presence will also be strengthened, with reinforcements coming from Norway and Denmark, and officers will be more heavily armed than normal.

“There will be a lot of police in Malmö this time, with their usual armament, but also with heavier weapons” including submachine guns, said Petra Stenkula, chief of Malmö police.

“We are not used to seeing them in Sweden and Malmö,” Stenkula said.

The executive producer of the event for SVT, Ebba Adielsson, told AFP the security plan was “extremely stable”.

“Now what scares me the most is that people are too afraid” to participate in the event, she continued.

More than 100,000 visitors are expected to come to Malmö in the week leading up to the event.

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