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Murder victim found in well now identified

The man found dead down a well by a house in Odeshög, in south-eastern Sweden, has now been identified as the owner of the house.

Published: 12 May 2012 10:53 CEST

National newspaper Aftonbladet reported that the man had a wound on the back of his head. His body was discovered on Thursday.

“As far as injuries go, I’m not going to comment on anything,” said investigative leader Berit Blick to news agency TT.

The police have yet to apprehend a suspect for the murder.

Nearby neighbours told the newspaper that they heard gunfire on Wednesday evening. The police are aware of this, but are currently unwilling to comment.

“We’ve heard about it, and are moving forward without preconceptions,” said Blick.

The police are also unwilling to comment on whether or not a former tenant is among those interrogated.

“I don’t want to discuss who we’ve interrogated, but our work continues,” she said.

The police want witnesses who were in the area on Wednesday and Thursday to contact them.

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STRIKES

Swedish appeals court throws out Tesla licence plate complaint

A Swedish appeals court rejected Tesla's attempt to force the Transport Agency to provide them with licence plates during an ongoing strike.

Published: 17 May 2024 10:54 CEST
Swedish appeals court throws out Tesla licence plate complaint

The Göta Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the district court to throw out a request by US car manufacturer Tesla to force the Swedish Transport Agency to provide them with licence plates, on the grounds that a general court does not have jurisdiction in this case.

The district court and court of appeal argued that Tesla should instead have taken its complaint to an administrative court (förvaltningsdomstol) rather than a general court (allmän domstol).

According to the rules regulating the Transport Agency’s role in issuing licence plates in Sweden, their decisions should be appealed to an administrative court – a separate part of the court system which tries cases involving a Swedish public authority, rather than criminal cases or disputes between individuals which are tried by the general courts.

The dispute arose after postal service Postnord, in solidarity with a major strike by the Swedish metalworkers’ union, refused to deliver licence plates to Tesla, and the Transport Agency argued it wasn’t their responsibility to get the plates to Tesla in some other way.

The strike against Tesla has been going on for almost seven months.

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