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February 14, 2012
Teen convicted for murder of 86-year-old
Published: 3 Aug 09 12:47 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/21074/20090803/
A 19-year-old Swedish man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday for having beaten an 86-year-old man so severely that he died several weeks later.
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But the district court in Skaraborg District Court reduced the man’s sentence in light of his young age, reducing the prison term to nine years, according to TV4.
The incident took place the evening of March 21st when the 19-year-old knocked on the door of an elderly couple in Skövde in central Sweden.
When the 86-year-old man opened the door, the 19-year-old gave him a vicious beating. The man fell into a coma and died five weeks later.
During the trial, the 19-year-old said he was intoxicated during the attack and only has fragmented memories of the incident.
An investigation of the 19-year-old following the crime revealed that he suffered from ADHD and a mild form of autism.
While he confessed to serious assault and manslaughter, the 19-year-old didn’t believe he had committed murder, but the court ultimately ruled otherwise.
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But if you're not a Swedish citizen and not involved in politics there isn't much you can do. ;)
Yes, I am Swedish and agree with this sentence.
So Kaethar you agree with the sentence . What is your and maybe the Swedish thinking on this? Do you think that this 19 year old who killed morfar will be better when he is let out at age 27?
Seems like he is mentally ill which all countries are struggling with how to handle. I think the US ( which is not something to copy ) threw out not guilty by reason on insanity a while ago and now has guilty but insane for many crimes. The only thing I know is that I wouldn't want my kids morfar or my kids living near this guy in 9 years.
My cousin was murdered in Sweden, the POS spent a few years at what amounts to as a summer camp, was released and then killed a Swedish police man. Time will tell if he is released again so he can do it a 3rd time.
I saw what the murder of my cousin did to his parents, they were never the same.
BTW, A lot of Swedes also complain about the lack of real justice but until they start to raise hell (Swedes are too nice to complain except around the kitchen table) with the govt things will probably not change.
E.g.: did he intended to murder him? which kind of mental disease he has? is there any chance to improve his stability and reduce the risk of violent behaviors?
All those points should be considered before deciding to basically stop the life of a 19 years old person.
All in all, 9 years is not peanuts either. And the example of countries like US where much more severe sentences are applied is not really encouraging, given the number and trends of crimes that happen there.
whatever happened to life in prison",
maybe thats only in the US
RIP
I am totally agree with ''Swedelecious''.
Its just ignorance, the Sweds don't know any better.
So they have a murder rate 5x that of Singapore that hangs murders.
Their society pays a huge price in increased crime rates
What a load of pooo, um he did that act because hes a vicious psycopath.
I think balance in justice is key although that is a super fine and fuzzy line to tread on. 9 years is no joke to the perpetrator since he is so young but 9 years is also nothing to the family who lost their loved one. But what irks me the most is when they say 19 is too young to serve an 'adult' portion prison sentence. When did crime become age appropriate? Yes, taking someone's life is wrong but since you don't qualify the age requirement for this type of crime, we'll reduce your sentence. Don't even get me started on rape sentences here....
There is little evidence of a relationship between severity of sentences and criminal trends worldwide. Most of the US states apply death penalty and nevertheless they have very high homicide rate compared to European standards (US: +/- 5,8/100.000 vs. Sweden, 2,2-2,6/100.000).
From the other side, there are countries with quite low murder rates that have much softer sentences applied.
And there is no sense to compare Singapore with Europe, the cultural differences are too wide.
The attitude of a population about committing a crime is the result of several factors, like traditions, conflicts, habits and so on and cannot by simplified in a so easy equation as you do.
Oh sorry,...what have I said,...slap on the wrist of a criminal,....no,no,no cant do terrible things like that in Sweden,...not even to murderers!
Crime should be punished and I don't mind locking in hard core criminals for life. I do however think that circumstances should be taken into account, and neither me nor anyone else here knows the details about this case.