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 Bound woman 'faked the incident': police The woman found tied up and gagged next to a Swedish motorway on Tuesday is not the victim of any crime, having staged the incident herself, according to police reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20111201/37676 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:48:00 +0100 37676 Woman found bound and gagged by motorway Three people have been detained after a 24-year-old woman was found bound, gagged and dumped by the E4 motorway near Uppsala on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20111130/37648 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:38:00 +0100 37648 Woman imprisoned after beating violent husband A 50-year-old Swedish woman has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after using a knife to defend herself from attack by her abusive husband. https://www.thelocal.se/20101230/31152 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:14:00 +0100 31152 State funds fail to cut violence against women Violence against women remains at the same level in Sweden as three years ago despite a 1 billion kronor ($147 million) government push to address the problem, a new report published on Wednesday has concluded. https://www.thelocal.se/20101222/31020 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:22:00 +0100 31020