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Police: ‘Murdered woman met suspected killer over the internet’

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 22-year-old woman found dead in an apartment in Hjo in western Sweden on Friday afternoon. Police report that the couple met over the internet.

Published: 26 July 2008 12:19 CEST

“The woman has been subjected to serious violence,” said Lars Johansson at Skövde police to news agency TT.

The woman was found by a relative. Her three-year-old daughter was in the apartment when police arrived at the apartment.

The 25-year-old man held on suspicion of murder is already known to the police. He is a resident of a town in Västra Götaland county in western Sweden.

“We know that there is a link between the man and the dead woman. They have been in contact over the internet. We are working on a theory that explains the motive of the crime, but I do not want to go in to specifics,” Johansson said.

The police investigation continues on Saturday. The woman’s apartment was examined by police technicians on Saturday morning and the police confirmed plans to interview several more people during the course of the weekend.

The 22-year-old victim is not previously known to the police.

Her three-year-old daughter is now in the care of relatives.

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Stockholm court fines Greta Thunberg over parliament climate protest

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was handed a fine for disobeying police orders after blocking access to Sweden's parliament during a protest.

Published: 8 May 2024 17:00 CEST
Stockholm court fines Greta Thunberg over parliament climate protest

Police removed Thunberg on March 12th and 14th after she refused to leave the main entrance, where she was protesting with a small group of activists for several days. MPs could still access the building via secondary entrances.

The court said it fined the activist 6,000 Swedish kronor ($551) and ordered her to pay 1,000 kronor in damages and interest.

Thunberg denied the charges of two counts of civil disobedience, according to an AFP journalist at the hearing.

Asked by the judge why she had not obeyed police orders, she replied: “Because there was a (climate) emergency and there still is. And in an emergency, we all have a duty to act.”

“The current laws protect the extractive industries instead of protecting people and the planet, which is what I believe should be the case,” she said as she left the courtroom.

Thunberg has been fined twice before in Sweden, in July and October 2023, for civil disobedience during similar protests.

In February, a London judge dropped charges against her for disturbing the peace during a demonstration against the oil industry in October in the British capital.

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