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 young man has died after he went on a rampage at a psychiatric clinic in eastern Sweden. While police were called to the scene, it remains unknown exactly what caused the man's death. https://www.thelocal.se/20141212/psychiatric-patient-dead-after-razor-attack Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:41:00 +0100 psychiatric-patient-dead-after-razor-attack The producers of hit Swedish TV show Idol say they are offering support to the family of one this year's contestants, Tristan Björling, who has died. https://www.thelocal.se/20141127/swedish-teen-pop-idol-found-dead Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:50:00 +0100 swedish-teen-pop-idol-found-dead A woman in eastern Sweden was shocked when a letter from her insurance company informed her that she had been dead for more than a week. https://www.thelocal.se/20140506/swedish-woman-told-shed-been-dead-for-ten-days Tue, 06 May 2014 10:57:00 +0200 swedish-woman-told-shed-been-dead-for-ten-days Fourteen dead cows that washed up on the beaches of Sweden and Denmark recently were likely dumped from a Lebanese ship after it encountered bad weather, Danish police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140110/mutilated-cow-carcass-mystery-solved Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:06:00 +0100 mutilated-cow-carcass-mystery-solved Five dead cows have drifted onto Swedish shores in the past week, several with their feet bound and ears cut off, leaving police in southern Sweden mystified. https://www.thelocal.se/20140107/earless-cow-carcasses-wash-up-in-skne Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:43:00 +0100 earless-cow-carcasses-wash-up-in-skne An elderly woman has been found dead in her central Sweden home one month after a doctor forgot to pass on information that he had already pronounced her dead. https://www.thelocal.se/20130910/50166 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:36:00 +0200 50166 London police have pulled the body of Swedish photographer Sussie Ahlburg, whose images have appeared in Vogue, from the famous ladies' pond at Hampstead Heath, after she did not return home from her Sunday swim. https://www.thelocal.se/20130806/49478 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0200 49478 Police trying to evict a man from an apartment in central Stockholm were shocked to find his body inside, estimating that the man had died 18 months ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20130702/48810 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:52:00 +0200 48810 Workmen in southern Stockholm found the body of man who may have lain dead in his flat for over two years, with the police blaming the belated discovery on society's broken social networks. https://www.thelocal.se/20130522/48062 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:10:00 +0200 48062 Two men in their twenties were found dead on Sunday evening after they had been free diving in a water-filled quarry in eastern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130421/47470 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 47470 Masses of fish found dead on a lake in eastern Sweden have left experts theorizing that the harsh winter and icy conditions prevented the fish from getting enough oxygen. https://www.thelocal.se/20130408/47190 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:57:00 +0200 47190 The neighbours of a deceased Swedish man, who lay dead for six weeks before being found, were surprised to learn the 74-year-old recluse and hoarder was a millionaire. https://www.thelocal.se/20121022/43956 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:36:00 +0200 43956 A 24-year-old Swedish woman has died in India after she reportedly became ill following a meal with friends while on holiday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121015/43814 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:15:00 +0200 43814 A family in southern Sweden was “deeply concerned” after receiving letters from local authorities about their elderly mother, who had mistakenly been reported dead. https://www.thelocal.se/20121011/43750 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:19:00 +0200 43750 A 77-year-old woman who fell in her home in southern Sweden had her call for an ambulance refused when she told the duty nurse she had felt better after drinking some whiskey. The woman was found dead the next day. https://www.thelocal.se/20121001/43548 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:36:00 +0200 43548 A man who was shot on Monday night in south western Gothenburg died in hospital, with police still unsure of the victim's identity. https://www.thelocal.se/20120911/43150 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:58:00 +0200 43150 A Swedish news editor is blaming "bad fact-checking" after his paper announced on Tuesday that British ex Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died - a story that began as a hoax on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.se/20120815/42624 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:54:00 +0200 42624 A 53-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in northern Sweden on Tuesday night, with police suspecting foul play. https://www.thelocal.se/20120808/42490 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200 42490 The 59-year-old man wanted by police on suspicion of killing his ex-partner in a Malmö apartment brawl on Monday, has turned himself over to the police and admitted he caused the woman's death. https://www.thelocal.se/20120802/42382 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +0200 42382 A woman has been found dead after what is suspected to be an apartment brawl in Malmö on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20120730/42322 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:43:00 +0200 42322