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Teen suspected of murdering homeless German in Sweden

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:22:13 +0200

A 17-year-old boy is in police custody on suspicion of killing a homeless man in southern Sweden.

Swedish police chase German terror suspects

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:29:05 +0200

Police in southern Sweden are searching for three alleged robbers thought to belong to a German extremist group.

'Sweden is more complex than a Billy bookshelf'

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:34:00 +0200

The Local's Susann Eberlein catches up with Gunnar Herrmann, a Stockholm-based correspondent from Germany, to learn about stereotypes and Germans' undying fascination with Sweden.

Swedish passenger ferry rams ship in German port

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:14:00 +0200

A Swedish passenger ferry slammed into another ship as it was pulling into the north German port of Travemünde on Thursday evening.

German woman 'can be jailed'

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:58:00 +0200

A German woman accused in Sweden of killing two children and trying to murder their mother is sane, said a psychiatric assessment published Thursday, paving the way for a prison sentence.

'No new trial' in Arboga murder case

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:06:00 +0200

A court in western Sweden has decided not to hold a new trial in the case of the murder of two toddlers in Arboga, despite claims that several lay judges were biased against the main suspect.

Lay judge resigns from Arboga murder case

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:57:00 +0200

A woman tasked with ruling on a high-profile double murder case has stepped down from her position after making comments described by the judge in the case as "completely lacking in judgment".

Court: German woman 'guilty of murder'

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 +0200

A Swedish court has ordered a German woman suspected of the brutal murder of two toddlers to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, an indication that the court finds her guilty as charged.

German murder suspect takes the stand

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:19:00 +0200

The Arboga murder trial continued on Tuesday in Västmanland District Court the central Swedish town of Köping as the accused, 32-year-old Christine Schürrer, took the stand for the first time.