Man held for Stockholm beggar assault
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Published: 8 Jun, 2014 CET.
Updated: Sun 8 Jun 2014 09:41 CET
A 55-year-old man who said that he "hated beggars" was arrested in Stockholm on Saturday night on suspicion of assaulting a beggar at a metro station.
The suspected assault occurred at the Tekniska Högskolan metro station in central Stockholm. The victim is reported to have been suffering shock after the alleged attack but did not require hospital care, according to a report in the Expressen daily. "A real low point. Unprovoked incidents are never fun. No crime is fun but there are different levels of hell," said Victor Adolphson at Stockholm police to the newspaper. Norrmalm police confirmed that the 55-year-old was released after questioning. He is currently suspected of minor assault. According to police and prosecutors the case will be assessed according to hate crimes legislation which would increase the severity of the alleged offence. "Prosecutors will certainly look at it," said Tomas Karlsson at Norrmalm police to the TT news agency.
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The suspected assault occurred at the Tekniska Högskolan metro station in central Stockholm.
The victim is reported to have been suffering shock after the alleged attack but did not require hospital care, according to a report in the Expressen daily.
"A real low point. Unprovoked incidents are never fun. No crime is fun but there are different levels of hell," said Victor Adolphson at Stockholm police to the newspaper.
Norrmalm police confirmed that the 55-year-old was released after questioning. He is currently suspected of minor assault. According to police and prosecutors the case will be assessed according to hate crimes legislation which would increase the severity of the alleged offence.
"Prosecutors will certainly look at it," said Tomas Karlsson at Norrmalm police to the TT news agency.
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