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CRIME

Swedish woman stabbed to death in Oslo

A Swedish woman was found dead in her Oslo home together with a seriously injured man in the early hours of Tuesday, with Norwegian police arresting two men and on the hunt for more suspects.

Published: 30 April 2013 14:47 CEST

The woman was stabbed to death with a knife. The man found alongside her in the apartment was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

The police remain on the lookout for more suspects, and said they already have some leads.

“There were several witnesses, and some say three people in hoodies ran in the opposite direction of the two people who were arrested,” Kristoffer Bang of the Oslo police told the Verdens Gang (VG) newspaper.

The paper reported that the woman had lived in her apartment for one year, but had in the last week been scared to be there after it was burgled.

Her landlord, Dag Håland, told the Norwegian paper that the woman “seemed to be a typical, friendly, decent young Swedish girl”.

The Oslo police will hold a press conference at 5pm, and have refused to give out any more details until then.

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POLICE

‘It is very serious’: Swedish PM vows to act after claims of police leaks to gangs

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed concern of reports in newspaper Dagens Nyheter of police employees dating and leaking information to gang members.

Published: 30 April 2024 05:59 CEST
'It is very serious': Swedish PM vows to act after claims of police leaks to gangs

Sweden has struggled to contain a surge in violence in recent years as criminal gangs feud for control of drug markets, with bombings and shootings recorded weekly.

Kristersson’s comments followed a report by newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) that claimed to have found multiple instances of police employees leaking sensitive information about ongoing investigations to criminals.

In some cases, the police employees allegedly were in intimate relationships with gang members to whom they leaked information.

According to DN, which published the report over the weekend, in four cases the leaks – which included information about enemies of the gang member involved in the relationship – preceded revenge attacks, including murders.

At least 30 employees had for different reasons been considered “security risks” and either resigned or were forced to quit, the newspaper reported.

DN said that in several cases, criminals had begun “sexual relations with strategically selected police officers”.

Kristersson on Monday told news agency TT that it was “very concerning information”.

“There are many great risks and one is that trust in police declines, that one gets the idea that mafia-like methods are used to infiltrate law enforcement,” the head of government said.

“It is very serious and we need to address it,” he continued.

Kristersson said that purely based on the initial report he could not say whether it constituted a threat to national security or not.

“But the mere suspicion of these types of connections are damaging,” he told the news agency.

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