Mother arrested on suspicion of murder of four-year-old in Halmstad

A mother in Halmstad has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her four-year-old child. Police confirm the investigation but provide few details.

Mother arrested on suspicion of murder of four-year-old in Halmstad

Mother suspected of murdering child in Halmstad

A mother in Halmstad has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her four-year-old child, according to svt.se. The woman is said to have called the ambulance herself, and when emergency services and police arrived at the scene, the child was already dead.

Inger Olsson, group chief of the Halmstad Police unit for crimes in close relationships, confirms that suspicions of murder exist and that an investigation is underway. She is unwilling to comment on how the woman is responding to the allegations or her mental state.

"We have interviewed the woman but what she has said and how she is responding to the suspicions, I cannot say anything about at this time," Olsson tells SVT Nyheter Halland.

Police are reported to be very secretive about the details of the crime. The woman is expected to be remanded in custody during tomorrow morning.

Source: Google News SE — Crime (sv)

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