Swedish 17-year-old detained in Cologne – suspected of planning murder of Hells Angels member
A 17-year-old Swede was arrested in October in Cologne, suspected of offering himself as a contract killer. The case is linked to an attempted murder of a Hells Angels member.
Swedish teenager arrested in Cologne for planned contract killing
A 17-year-old Swedish boy is in custody in Germany, suspected of planning a murder of a Hells Angels member in Cologne. This is reported by dalademokraten.se, citing the German news agency DPA and German media.
German police arrested the 17-year-old on 11 October in a room he had rented in Cologne. A weapon and ammunition were seized at the arrest. According to chief prosecutor Ulrich Bremer in Cologne, the boy had offered his services "as a contract killer" on social media and was subsequently recruited by an unknown person to kill "a person who has so far not been identified".
German police received a tip "just in time" from Swedish police, according to the prosecutor. It was this warning that made the arrest possible.
The case is suspected to be linked to an attempted murder that occurred the following Saturday, when unknown perpetrators attempted to kill a 36-year-old Hells Angels member in Cologne. The man, whom German tabloid Bild calls "Orhan A.", survived but was severely injured. Eight bullets pierced the windscreen of his Audi.
Police had already found images of the 36-year-old in the Swedish boy's mobile phone in October. They located the intended victim and warned him that his life was in danger. The man replied that he had no enemies – despite the fact that someone had previously placed three empty shell casings on the windscreen of his car.
He was not granted police protection.
According to Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, a "bloody conflict in the motorcycle gang environment in Cologne" has been ongoing for more than a year. The newspaper reported under the headline that "17-year-old Swede offered to become a contract killer in Cologne". The prosecutor states that the commissioned murder may have connections to local motorcycle gangs in the city.
Expressen has contacted the Foreign Ministry for comment.
Source: Google News SE — Crime (sv)