'It was an accident': teenage murder suspect
Published: 9 Aug 12 16:25 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/42520/20120809/
The 18-year-old suspected of having shot a 17-year-old girl dead in Sollentuna on Monday has been remanded into custody on the suspicion of murder and aggravated weapons crimes.
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“It was an accidental shot,” De Basso told news agency TT.
The lawyer claims that the 18-year-old was showing his gun off to the 17-year-old girl who was his girlfriend.
“When they were looking at the weapon a shot fired from it. It had catastrophic consequences and it is a terrible tragedy,” De Basso said.
The lawyer was unwilling to disclose where the 18-year-old had acquired the gun and what he was going to use it for.
The incident occurred just after 1pm on Monday in a Sollentuna flat. It was reportedly the 18-year-old who called the emergency services after the girl was shot.
“My client did everything in his power to save the girl’s life. He tried to stop the bleeding. He is in terrible distress at the moment,” De Basso said.
According to his defence lawyer, the teenager’s version of events is credible. At the same time he is not surprised that the court decided to remand him into custody.
”The investigation will show that the 18-year-old’s version of events is what happened,” he said to TT.
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The accident makes no sense. Why the hell was he pointing a loaded gun at her?
If say the girl was shot because she had a new boyfriend, I hope this boyfriend will have the courage to step forward and identify himself, and inform authorities that jealousy may have been a motive for murder, or 'honour' or disobedience related reasons, etc..
But then again nothing about the Swedish legal system's so-called punishment system would inspire anyone to come forward, particularly to speak out against a so-called sub-adult murderer (a wonderful group of murderous youths, particularly popular in gangs, who fall in the 21 or younger category, who can kill with only trivial consequences, if they are ever caught, and then leave prison to deal with whoever put them there, in whatever manner they choose).
I hope the advertisers in this paper realize that many of us go to other publications (and view their advertisements) in order to find out where this creep came from and what his name is.
The briefest of searches indicates this obnoxious little shooter comes from a long line of natives. let's hope the runt gets what he deserves though, whatever his nationality.
Talking of innuendo, there is often debate over Sherlock and Watson being the closest housemates. Aha, the penny drops!
A thorough examination of Facebook data carried out on a certain popular Swedish forum has confirmed your suspicions.
@Shard:
You criticise so-called 'xenophobia' but use a taunt regarding homosexuality to defame the above posters. How curious....
. i wish i could paste the photograph of where the guy is made to lie on the ground with his hands handcuffed to the back.
But you don't care about the facts, or truth, do you?
What are you afraid of?
Don't like innuendo up your alley? Curious indeed...
A****** O'''''' L*''' P**** is pretty friggin far from a swedish name. Except for the first name but that is used in all of europe and south america as well.
On the flipside --- is it confirmed that there have been multiple shots? Now *that* would be an interesting piece of information...
Sweden didn`t make this perpetrator a criminal, he did so himself. Nor does Sweden make anyone else, immigrant or not, a criminal. You put the blame on society and make excuses for the one who is responsible. You ignore personal responsibility and free will so you can go on with your bashing. He made his choice, no one forced him.
Had the boy known how to handle guns safely, the accident would not have happened.
The Law of Natural Selection is sometimes brutally enforced - stupidity can be fatal.
You're calling me a liar for stating that a guy of 100% Latino origin is not an ethnic Swede. Wow. Ok, try to explain that one to me, I'll go get some popcorn.
Also, if you are so offended by xenophobia then you shouldn't be using anti-homosexual innuendo against those you disagree with. It just gives your posts a hearty stench of hypocrisy.
@ Prince T
Yes, absolutely! The blattor in Sweden should be so proud of their achievements. They brought a thriving class of violent crime to a country that just a few decades ago had next to none (Relative to any other nation on Earth). They should be so proud!
@spud You are a product of environment and parental upbringing. Obama can never be a Kenyan, though it is originn. He was born and raised in USA. @ spud iif u want to spread a lie make sure it is i tellingent one.
@henry. The crime was developed in sweden. Elsavor is not known for terrorism at neither is chile. Sweden is the problem. Sweden has no culture anymore. Christian values is gone. The scholl has become dangerous for our children. They only copy america. U hear i wanna wanna all the time.
@spuds: Lovely animal kingdom 'analogy', it's a time-honored standby of folks like yourself, keep at it. The classical tradition, of course, works with insects or, if it has to be mammals, rodents, but this is Sweden, so your choice of livestock is both understandable and a good start.