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 Convicted Swedish sniper Peter Mangs came close to confessing to another two murders on Tuesday, commenting on the string of attacks he had denied in court but now says were meant to create tensions in Sweden's multicultural city. https://www.thelocal.se/20130813/49610 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:58:00 +0200 49610 After two-and-a-half years of denial, convicted serial killer Peter Mangs confessed on Monday to killing 20-year-old Swedish woman Trez West Persson, one of the murders that landed him a life sentence in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20130812/49588 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:13:00 +0200 49588 Convicted murderer Peter Mangs had his attempt to overturn his life sentence quashed on Tuesday after the Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen) refused him leave to appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20130625/48676 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:11:00 +0200 48676 Convicted murderer Peter Mangs had his attempt to overturn his life sentence quashed on Thursday by a local appeals court, which also found him guilty of an additional three attempted murders. https://www.thelocal.se/20130425/47552 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:08:00 +0200 47552 Prosecutors are set to introduce a new witness to a Malmö shooting in the retrial of Peter Mangs, hoping to secure an additional attempted murder conviction in the high-profile case. https://www.thelocal.se/20130308/46608 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:35:00 +0100 46608 Malmö's "serial sniper" Peter Mangs appeared in the local Court of Appeals on Monday as he battled to overturn two murder convictions, while prosecutors are looking to have him convicted for additional crimes. https://www.thelocal.se/20130128/45858 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:19:00 +0100 45858 Serial sniper Peter Mangs was sentenced to life in prison by the Malmö District Court on Friday for murder and attempted murder. https://www.thelocal.se/20121123/44606 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:28:00 +0100 44606 Convicted serial killer Peter Mangs will not be granted a retrial, with the court on Thursday dismissing his accusation that one of the lay judges who presided over his trial had a conflict of interest in the case. https://www.thelocal.se/20121025/44048 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:08:00 +0200 44048 Convicted serial killer Peter Mangs demanded a retrial on Thursday, accusing one of the lay judges who presided over his trial of having a conflict of interest in the case. https://www.thelocal.se/20121011/43762 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0200 43762 Convicted serial killer Peter Mangs does not suffer from a mental disorder, a forensic psychiatric evaluation report revealed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120926/43456 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:50:00 +0200 43456 Peter Mangs has been found guilty of two counts of murder and several other charges, Malmö District Court announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120724/42202 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:36:00 +0200 42202 The defense lawyer of suspected serial killer Peter Mangs has stated Tuesday in closing arguments that his client should walk free, based on what he claims is a lack of evidence and “strange” conclusions drawn from Mangs’ psychiatrist. https://www.thelocal.se/20120718/42084 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:17:00 +0200 42084 A Swedish man on trial for a shooting spree targeting immigrants that left three people dead and wounded many more should probably be given Sweden's harshest punishment, a prosecutor said Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120717/42060 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:10:00 +0200 42060 Adina Schwartz, a controversial US ballistics expert, gave testimony at the trial of Peter Mangs in Malmö on Wednesday in an effort to prove that bullets found at the crime scenes could not be tied to the weapon of the suspected Malmö sniper. https://www.thelocal.se/20120705/41836 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:12:00 +0200 41836 Peter Mangs, on trial suspected of killing three people and attempting to kill another 12, on Tuesday explained his personality to the court and the details of his shootings. https://www.thelocal.se/20120619/41538 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:30:00 +0200 41538 A year prior to the shooting of a 23-year-old man in Malmö, suspected serial killer Peter Mangs sought medical help due to an increased interest in death and a fear “he might hurt someone”, according to the prosecution. https://www.thelocal.se/20120528/41084 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:50:00 +0200 41084 On Tuesday the suspected serial killer Peter Mangs denied the court’s charges of the murder of 20-year-old Trez West Persson and the attempted murder of 22-year-old Xhafer Dani. https://www.thelocal.se/20120515/40850 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:22:00 +0200 40850 The Swedish man accused in a deadly shooting spree against immigrants in Malmö had no motive for shooting the victims, according to his lawyer, who did his best to cast doubt on the case against his client on the opening day of the highly-anticipated murder trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20120514/40826 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:49:00 +0200 40826 Peter Mangs, the man suspected of perpetrating a series of racially-motived shootings which claimed three lives in Malmö and left the city gripped in fear, appeared in court amid tight security on Monday for the start of his high-profile murder trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20120514/40814 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:52:00 +0200 40814 The mother of suspected serial killer Peter Mangs was shocked when he was arrested for the Malmö shootings despite admitting to him having shown signs of xenophobia in the past. https://www.thelocal.se/20120509/40722 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:05:00 +0200 40722