The Local Sweden

Famous Swedish elk is pregnant

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:17:00 +0200

A famous Swedish elk who made news when she tromped around backyards in Blekinge in the south of Sweden, eating people's apples, and making return visits throughout 2009 and 2010, is pregnant, reports Blekinge Läns Tidning (BLT).

Appeals court reverses Rödeby judgement

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:14:00 +0100

A Swedish court of appeal has reversed a lower court decision and ruled that a 51-year-old father from Rödeby in southern Sweden is guilty of manslaughter and serious assault related to the shooting of two teenage boys in October 2007.

Welfare board 'broke the law' prior to Rödeby shooting

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0200

The social welfare board in Karlskrona in southern Sweden was too passive in its relationship with the 17-year-old boy who survived the Rödeby shooting drama last autumn.

Getting away with murder? Papers debate Rödeby verdict

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:23:00 +0200

James Savage looks how Sweden's papers reacted to a controversial acquittal in the case of a man who shot a teenage boy dead in southern Sweden last year.

Rödeby murder suspect acquitted

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:06:00 +0200

The Blekinge District Court has acquitted a 50-year-old man of charges of murder and attempted murder of two teenage boys in Rödeby in southern Sweden.

Community service for moped teens

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:47:00 +0200

Four of the five teenage boys charged with trespassing in connection with the incident that lead to the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Rödeby have been sentenced to community service.

Suspect released as verdict looms

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:10:00 +0200

The father accused of fatally shooting a teenager in Rödeby last autumn was released from custody on Wednesday afternoon as the court deliberates his fate.

Rödeby murder suspect ruled mentally ill

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0200

The 50-year-old man suspected of murder and attempted murder in the Rödeby shooting drama last autumn suffered from a serious mental disorder at the time of the incident according to an opinion made public by the National Board of Health and Welfare on Thursday.

Police criticized in Rödeby case

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:27:00 +0100

Karlskrona's social services department has wiped its hands of responsibility for the events that led to the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Rödeby in October last year.

Moped gang goes to court

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:35:00 +0100

Five youths have been indicted on trespassing charges in connection with the emotive Rödeby shooting in southern Sweden.

Police guard teen murder trial

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:13:00 +0100

A large crowd gathered on Wednesday morning outside Karlskrona District Court ahead of the trial of a 50-year-old man from Rödeby indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder.

Man indicted for killing teenager

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:18:00 +0100

A father whose family had been the victims of repeated harassment by a group of teenagers was indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder for killing a 15-year old boy and seriously injuring another youth last October at his farm near Rödeby in Blekinge county.