Doctor arrested on suspicion of planning two murders in southern Stockholm
A man was found dead at a wooded area in Skärmarbrink in southern Stockholm on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested, including a doctor according to reports to Aftonbladet.
Man found dead in Skärmarbrink – three arrested for murder
A man was discovered dead at a wooded area near Skärmarbrink underground station in southern Stockholm early on Tuesday morning, reports svt.se. A murder investigation has been opened and three people have been arrested.
District prosecutor Karin Hammar confirms the arrests and states that the suspicions currently concern murder.
– This involves reasonable suspicion of murder at present. During the morning I will probably decide whether we should request detention, Hammar tells Mitti.
According to reports to Aftonbladet, the arrests involve two men and a woman, and one of those arrested is a doctor suspected of planning two murders. The prosecutor states that all are adults.
The major police operation began at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning. Police initially did not want to confirm what crime was being investigated, but stated that members of the public were not in danger. On Tuesday afternoon, police announced that a man had been found dead and that the incident was being investigated as murder.
When asked whether it was apparent that the man had been subjected to a crime, Susanna Rinaldo from the police answered:
– An assessment has been made based on what has been observed and it was then decided to open a preliminary investigation.
The alarm was received by police via 112. Police do not wish to go into whether it was passers-by or someone else who called.
Source: Google News SE — Crime (sv)