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 Two children who were kidnapped close to their school in southern Sweden on Wednesday were found safe and well on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20171208/children-kidnapped-in-southern-sweden-found-safe-and-well Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:55:46 +0100 children-kidnapped-in-southern-sweden-found-safe-and-well Swede Johan Gustafsson, who was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Mali in 2011, has spoken publicly for the first time since his release this summer after almost six years in captivity. https://www.thelocal.se/20170810/swedish-hostage-johan-gustafsson-pretended-to-be-muslim-to-survive-mali-al-qaeda Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:26:18 +0200 swedish-hostage-johan-gustafsson-pretended-to-be-muslim-to-survive-mali-al-qaeda The body of a Swedish researcher found in a mass grave in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown home, the United Nations said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170406/body-of-kidnapped-swedish-un-expert-flown-home-from-drc Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:10:58 +0200 body-of-kidnapped-swedish-un-expert-flown-home-from-drc A 27-year-old man was beaten and abducted by several people in a red VW Passat earlier this week in Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20150830/swedish-police-help-us-find-kidnapped-man Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:52:55 +0200 swedish-police-help-us-find-kidnapped-man A 20-year-old American was sentenced to a year in jail after he showed up outside a Swedish girl's house - with tape, rope, knives, and cable ties. https://www.thelocal.se/20140811/american-man-sentenced-for-stalking-swede Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:43:00 +0200 american-man-sentenced-for-stalking-swede An al-Qaeda affiliated group may be behind the kidnapping of five people in Syria, including a Swedish citizen, who were working in the region with Doctors Without Borders (MSF). https://www.thelocal.se/20140105/swede-in-fresh-syrian-kidnapping-drama Sun, 05 Jan 2014 10:13:00 +0100 swede-in-fresh-syrian-kidnapping-drama The man who abducted a nine-year-old girl in Gothenburg last year and threatened to sell her as a sex slave was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday after being found guilty of kidnapping. https://www.thelocal.se/20130225/46396 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0100 46396 A 25-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and child porn crimes after he kidnapped a 9-year-old girl in Gothenburg late last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20130201/45952 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:11:00 +0100 45952 The 24-year-old man who admitted to abducting a 9-year-old girl in Gothenburg last week was remanded into custody on Monday. According to his defence lawyer, his mental condition must now be examined. https://www.thelocal.se/20121112/44374 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:09:00 +0100 44374 The 24-year-old man arrested on Friday on suspicion of having kidnapped a nine-year-old schoolgirl in Gothenburg is set to be remanded into custody on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121111/44362 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:36:00 +0100 44362 The 24-year-old man arrested on Friday on suspicion of having kidnapped a nine-year-old schoolgirl in Gothenburg has confessed. https://www.thelocal.se/20121110/44344 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:24:00 +0100 44344 Police in Gothenburg have formally arrested the 24-year-old man found in the company of a 9-year-old girl who was found early Friday morning after having been missing for 20 hours, suspecting the man may have kidnapped the girl. https://www.thelocal.se/20121109/44328 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:07:00 +0100 44328 Some 600 volunteers helped police in the search of a 9-year-old girl who had been missing in western Sweden since Thursday morning. She was found in the early hours of Friday morning some 400 metres from her home. https://www.thelocal.se/20121109/44322 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:40:00 +0100 44322 The 45-year-old man who abducted his son and murdered his Russian ex-girlfriend will be extradited to Norway, police reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43886 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:08:00 +0200 43886 Norwegian police arrived in southern Sweden on Tuesday to extradite the Swede who killed his ex-girlfriend and left her in an abandoned cottage in Norway on Sunday, after having kidnapped her and their son. https://www.thelocal.se/20121016/43850 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:55:00 +0200 43850 A 26-year-old woman who had been reported missing together with her one-year-old son has been found dead in a wood near the home of her former Swedish partner. https://www.thelocal.se/20121015/43830 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:18:00 +0200 43830 The 26-year-old man and the 23-year-old woman who were charged with the abduction of a wealthy Uppsala student in December last year were on Tuesday convicted of eight years each in prison, yet lawyers point to contradictory evidence as a reason to appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20120529/41114 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:55:00 +0200 41114 A 29-year-old man from northern Sweden, who staged his own kidnapping to blackmail his parents into giving him money, has been convicted and sentenced to ten months in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20120518/40898 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:45:00 +0200 40898 On Tuesday it was the 25-year-old kidnapping victim’s turn to tell his version of events in the abduction drama which took place in Uppsala at the end of last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20120417/40316 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0200 40316 When the trial against the trio suspected of abducting a 25-year old son of a millionaire businessman came under way on Thursday, one of the suspects admitted his involvement while two denied all charges. https://www.thelocal.se/20120412/40224 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:35:00 +0200 40224