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Woman charged over Stockholm murder

A woman has been charged in connection with the murder of a man in his fifties in central Stockholm in the beginning of November, according to the Aftonbladet daily.

The man’s body was found on November 5th by a private individual bloodied near Skanstull in the Södermalm area of central Stockholm.

The woman has previously been questioned by police and has now been remanded on probably cause of murder. She will undergo further interviews during Tuesday.

The body of the man, who was originally reported to be 49-years-old, was found at the corner of Rutger Fuchsgatan and Bohusgatan. He was not previously known to police.

Police issued a call for witnesses to the events and stated a particular interest in the man’s movements in the early hours of Friday November 5th.

“We have a gap between 1am at night and 7am in the morning when he was found and we are very interested in what people may have seen at this location during that time,” said chief investigator Conny Dahl at the time.

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Suspects held after 38-year-old shot dead on Södermalm in Stockholm

Several people are being held after a man in his 40s was shot dead in Stockholm's Södermalm district.

Suspects held after 38-year-old shot dead on Södermalm in Stockholm

The shooting happened at around 6.20pm on Monday evening and a huge police operation was immediately launched.

Police cordoned off the area around Helgalunden on Allhelgonagatan, which is close to the busy Götgatan street, Skanstull metro station and the Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet high school.

Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT reports that the victim is a 38-year-old man with links to gang crime, although police said it was too early to say whether the shooting was connected to a gang conflict.

Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reports that one of the suspects is a man in his 20s, with a police record of a series of minor offences but no violent crime convictions. Police said there were other people in custody too, but declined to say what they were suspected of.

Roughly where the man was shot. Screenshot: Google Maps

The shooting happened in front of several witnesses.

“I live 50 metres from the scene and ran downstairs with a blanket and first aid kit. It was nice seeing so many people already there trying to save a life,” a witness told SVT.

“This happened in the middle of the day near the metro where there are a lot of people. This is otherwise a safe area. At the same time, it’s sad no matter where shootings happen.”

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