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May 27, 2012
Attackers carve 'whore' into woman's arm
Published: 6 Feb 12 07:46 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/38938/20120206/
A 20-year-old woman had the word “whore” carved into her arm in connection with a knife attack in Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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Two men suddenly appeared and threw the woman to the ground.
One then held her down while the other took out a knife and carved “hora", the Swedish word for "whore" into her arm.
The woman, who was also reportedly cut in the face, was later taken to hospital by relatives.
Local police confirmed the incident for the newspaper, but refused to divulge many details about the circumstances of the attack.
“We have quite a bit to go on and we're doing our best to solve it,” a police spokesperson told Helsingborgs Dagbladet.
The incident has been classified as a case of particularly aggravated assault.
Police spent Sunday investigating the incident, but have yet to make any arrests for the suspected knife attack.
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I can't imagine a back story that would justify such cowardice that the men displayed!
Don't judge racists!
Flashback wisdom:
It seems improbable that this is honorrelated. Honorviolence has two purpuses. Either it is simple abuse as punishment and as a way to control the behaviour of a familymember, so that they will not bring "shame" on the family. Or, it is lethal force to dispel "shame" that has already been brought upon the family. Enscribing such shame on a familymember would be totally counterproductive and write the familys shame for all to see, as it were.
Imho, a scenario is still selfmutilation. Us humans are quirky and pain takes many different forms. Thats why i think that its best to avoid screaming for blood when comenting this article. There are things that point to selfmutilation (previous cases, choice of bodypart, the difficulty of cutting letters into someone that is in pain and resisting, unknown perps). There are things that point in other directions (cut in the face). And sincere apologies if im wrong. I just think its important not to jump to conclusions with such little information..
@Hahastupidsweden
According to a commentator in the blogosphere that phoned the police and pestered them the report claims that the perps are "white" and "immigrants".
On the other hand, equally senseless attacks happen too. Either way, I hope the answer is found and the girl is helped in whatever way she needs help.
its a sur swedish gubbe she left him for nothing maybe and he got so messed up
@SvenskSmith
I kind of laughed but yes this is serious.