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Stabbings during Swedish brawl leave one dead and two injured

A young man has died and two others have suffered serious knife injuries in a brawl which took place in Borås, western Sweden.

Published: 23 March 2017 07:25 CET
Updated: 23 March 2017 08:47 CET
Stabbings during Swedish brawl leave one dead and two injured
Police investigating the scene of the incident in Borås. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

The altercation happened at 9.30pm on Wednesday in the Hässleholmen area of the town, where around 15 people were involved in a fight and several stabbings occurred.

“It was a brawl with stabbings. When we arrived at the scene there were between 10 to 15 young people there who then disappeared,” Christer Fuxborg, press spokesperson for Sweden's police in the west region, told tabloid Aftonbladet.

Police would not comment on whether the conflict was gang-related. 

One person managed to get to the hospital on their own, while others were taken by the police along with ambulance staff.

Three young men between the age of 18 and 22 were stabbed, with one of the men later dying from his injuries. Police have now opened an investigation into murder, as well as two attempted murders.

Several people have been questioned but they are not suspects and no arrests have been made.

Police have not been able to speak to the two injured men yet, but have received information from the general public.

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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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