The Local Sweden 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 Paris cabbie gets life for Swede's 'heinous' killing A French taxi driver was found guilty on appeal this week for the brutal kidnapping and murder of a Swedish student after picking her up outside a Paris nightclub. His claims that police had fabricated the evidence were dismissed by the court. https://www.thelocal.se/20140523/paris-cabbie-gets-life-for-swedes-heinous-killing-france Fri, 23 May 2014 11:00:17 +0200 paris-cabbie-gets-life-for-swedes-heinous-killing-france French cabbie to face retrial for killing Swede An illegal taxi driver convicted of the 2008 brutal kidnapping and murder of a Swedish student will be retried at a court of appeal this month, after claiming police fabricated evidence against him. https://www.thelocal.se/20140507/french-cabbie-faces-retrial-for-swedes-brutal-killing Wed, 07 May 2014 11:51:00 +0200 french-cabbie-faces-retrial-for-swedes-brutal-killing Slain Swede's accused killer sentenced to life An illegal Paris taxi driver was sentenced by a French court on Friday to life in prison for the brutal murder of a Swedish student four years ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20120914/43230 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:47:00 +0200 43230 Swede's accused killer 'deserves life in prison' A French prosecutor on Thursday demanded that Bruno Cholet, the man accused of the murder of a Swedish student in Paris, be sentenced to life in prison with a stipulation that he serves a minimum of 22 years. https://www.thelocal.se/20120913/43206 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:48:00 +0200 43206 Accused Frenchman gets naked in new trial delay A Frenchman accused of the 2008 murder of a Swedish student on Friday delayed the resumption of his trial by taking off all his clothes. https://www.thelocal.se/20120907/43088 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:10:00 +0200 43088 French taxi driver on trial for Swede's murder Bruno Cholet, a serial rapist who operated an illegal taxi in central Paris, goes on trial in Paris on Tuesday for the 2008 kidnapping and murder of Swedish student Susanna Zetterberg. https://www.thelocal.se/20120903/42984 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:35:00 +0200 42984 Frenchman charged with murder of Swedish student A 51 year-old Frenchman was charged in Paris on Sunday with the murder of a 19-year-old Swedish woman found shot through the head and stabbed in a forest near Paris this month. https://www.thelocal.se/20080428/11388 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:29:00 +0200 11388 Weapon found at murder suspect's Paris home French police suspect that a gun found at the Paris home of the man held for the murder of a Swedish woman in Paris, could be the murder weapon. https://www.thelocal.se/20080427/11380 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:11:00 +0200 11380 Swede's suspected murderer a known sex offender The suspected killer of a Swedish teenager whose partly charred body was found in a wood outside Paris is a repeat sex offender, sources close to the investigation said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080426/11376 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:54:00 +0200 11376 Fake taxi driver held over Paris murder A fake taxi driver was in police custody on Saturday after French police searched his home in connection with the murder of a Swedish student whose charred body was found in a French forest at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20080426/11370 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:40:00 +0200 11370