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Murder suspect crashes victims’ memorial service

A 35-year-old man suspected of a double murder unexpectedly showed up at a memorial service arranged by the family of the victims, both of whom were recovered from a burned out vehicle in western Sweden.

The two charred bodies were found in the trunk of a car on an overpass across the E6 motorway near Getinge outside of Halmstad late in the evening on January 6th.

Only one of the victims has been positively identified, the 25-year-old son of the vehicle’s owner.

The other victim is thought to be a 42-year-old man.

The 35-year-old, who has a warrant out for his arrest on suspicions of murder, came to the memorial service in Värmland in western Sweden and introduced himself as a friend of the victims, TV4 reports.

“He came here, we listened to him and consoled him when he cried,” the 42-year-old’s brother told the local TV4 affiliate.

According to the police, there is a connection between the 42-year-old and the 35-year-old suspect.

Police believe the victims were killed with aggravated violence on a farm between Genarp and Dalby in Lund municipality.

Investigators also suspect that several people were involved in the killings.

A large pile of dirt has been taken from the murder scene, most likely on a trailer, to hide evidence that may have been left at the scene.

The 35-year-old has previously been convicted of several drug and traffic violations. He was also caught by customs officials in mid-September attempting to bring a small amount of cocaine across the Öresund Bridge in a case which has yet to be closed.

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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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