https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the life sentence handed to a woman over the murder of her father and the attempted murder of her mother in one of the most bizarre murder cases the Nordic country has seen in recent years. The court acquitted 42-year-old Johanna Möller of instigating the suspected murder of her former husband, however, citing a lack of evidence. https://www.thelocal.se/20180227/swedish-summer-cottage-murder-court-upholds-life-sentence Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:48:53 +0100 swedish-summer-cottage-murder-court-upholds-life-sentence A Swedish district court has locked a woman up for life and sentenced her ex-boyfriend to 14 years in jail in connection with one of the strangest murder cases in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.se/20170821/swedish-summer-cottage-murder-trial-the-sentence Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:10:19 +0200 swedish-summer-cottage-murder-trial-the-sentence A woman accused of killing her father with the help of her boyfriend and instigating the murder of her ex-husband did not have a serious mental disorder, according to a psychiatric examination. https://www.thelocal.se/20170725/why-arboga-swedish-summer-cottage-murder-woman-will-likely-spend-life-in-prison-legal-expert Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:55:17 +0200 why-arboga-swedish-summer-cottage-murder-woman-will-likely-spend-life-in-prison-legal-expert A woman suspected of killing her father in a high-profile Swedish murder case is likely to be convicted despite a lack of technical evidence, experts say. https://www.thelocal.se/20170430/suspect-in-swedish-murder-case-will-probably-be-convicted-experts Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:59:05 +0200 suspect-in-swedish-murder-case-will-probably-be-convicted-experts Fraud, forgery, bribery, threats, drowning and stabbings: it's not the work of fiction, but the details that have now emerged from a high-profile Swedish murder case. The Local picks apart the key allegations from the complicated "summer cottage murder" case. https://www.thelocal.se/20170428/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-swedish-murder-case-thats-stranger-than-fiction Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:03:11 +0200 everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-swedish-murder-case-thats-stranger-than-fiction After his son started a family in a small village in central Sweden, Scotsman Tom Smith ditched his dreams of retirement in France and instead followed his family to Nannberga, where he teaches Swedes the intricacies of making stained glass. https://www.thelocal.se/20130222/46342 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:23:00 +0100 46342 Three men have been arrested in central Sweden, suspected of smashing windows in an attack on a refugee housing facility on Tuesday. One resident of the centre was injured in the attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20121016/43858 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:48:00 +0200 43858 A golfer in central Sweden was shocked to find an abandoned golf ball emblazoned with what he believes to be a “professionally applied” swastika. https://www.thelocal.se/20120821/42740 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:16:00 +0200 42740 Christine Schürrer, a German woman who was convicted of murdering two children in 2008, has offered to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in his legal battles with Sweden by explaining her own troubles with the Swedish legal system. https://www.thelocal.se/20120620/41570 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:51:00 +0200 41570 The mother and 9-month-old baby found dead in a flat in Arboga, in central Sweden, died “due to illness or as a result of it” local police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120220/39224 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +0100 39224 A violent fire erupted at a refugee housing facility in central Sweden early Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of 80 residents and sending at least three people to hospital. https://www.thelocal.se/20120131/38816 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0100 38816 A 38-year-old Norwegian woman and her 9-month-old baby were found dead on Monday in an apartment in Arboga in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120116/38538 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:48:00 +0100 38538 Christine Schürrer, the German woman who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 3-year-old Max and his 1-year-old sister Saga, and then attempting to kill their mother Emma Jangestig in 2008, is now applying for leave to appeal her verdict. https://www.thelocal.se/20120103/38320 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:53:00 +0100 38320 A bus carrying 44 Chinese tourists, their travel guide and a driver, crashed and flipped on its side in central Sweden on Friday, injuring at least 17 people, police said. https://www.thelocal.se/20110611/34298 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:51:00 +0200 34298 Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two children in Arboga, has complained about her trial and claims that Sweden has no right to consider itself a state governed by law. https://www.thelocal.se/20090401/18594 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:18:00 +0200 18594 Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two children in Arboga, has appealed her life sentence. https://www.thelocal.se/20090313/18210 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:14:00 +0100 18210 German woman Christine Schürrer has had her life sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal for the murders of two young children in Arboga last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20090216/17616 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:01:00 +0100 17616 Christine Schürrer, the German woman sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in Arboga, refused to answer prosecutors' questions during a hearing on Friday in front of the Svea Court of Appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20081212/16314 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:40:00 +0100 16314 The lawyer for Christine Schürrer, the 32-year-old German woman sentenced to life in prison for the killing of two toddlers in Arboga in central Sweden last spring, has appealed his client’s conviction. https://www.thelocal.se/20081029/15296 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:41:00 +0100 15296 Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two children in Arboga, has been sentenced to life in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20081014/14944 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:02:00 +0200 14944