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Suspect admits to 'ruthless' subway robbery
Published: 17 Sep 12 07:24 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/43264/20120917/
A 28-year-old man under arrest for robbing an unconscious man and leaving him on the tracks of a subway station near Stockholm where the victim was later hit by a train confessed on Sunday to the crime as well as other thefts.
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Under interrogation by police on Sunday, the 28-year-old man tried to explain why he didn't help his victim, who had fallen onto the tracks and was lying unconscious.
According to the police, the mean feared that he would be suspected of having pushed the victim, a 38-year-old father, onto the tracks.
"That's the reason he gave; that he was scared of being accused of having caused all of this," said Östman.
The highly-publicized case, broadcast last week on TV3's "Efterlyst" ('Wanted') television programme, took place early Sunday morning a week ago at the Sandsborg metro station, south of Stockholm.
After being robbed, the victim was run over by a train and seriously injured, but survived.
According to Östman, the suspect had considered turning himself in, but police managed to catch him before he had the chance.
The 28-year-old suspect, referred to last week by police as "Sweden's most wanted man", was arrested in the north Stockholm suburb of Akalla on Friday night.
Two other men were apprehended in conjunction with the arrest on suspicions of trading stolen goods.
However, both were released on Saturday and are no longer suspected of any crimes, said Östman.
The suspected subway robber remains under arrest and prosecutors have until Tuesday to file a motion to have him held on remand.
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I guess you feel bless by the gods or kind of superior because you got lucky to be born in Sweden..
Just like a rich kid who behave as an ashole as he feels superior..
Just some luck at very beginning.
To this F#cker who let this guy on the tracks, i really regret there is no such law like there is everywhere else in Europe to charge you for not assisting someone in obvious danger..
dizzy09 this guy had been out with friends after a golf tournament on his last weekend before returning from paternity leave to go back to work on the following Monday. As another poster noted, some thieves place drugs in the drinks of others that will eventually incapacitate them, so that they can follow them home and eventually rob them. Even if this was not the case, the victim was responsibly taking public transportation andwas not driving a car, and he was not harassing others as some drunks do.
You are cruel and your view of reality is heavily distorted if you can write that the victim and the thief are 'equally stupid'. One suffered an accident by falling onto the tracks, the other is guilty of not only theft but of negligence and willful neglect causing severe bodily harm and that could easily have led to the death of the victim.
I merely wrote the name the PERPETRATOR claimed is his and also the country HE claimed he's from. All according to the link to the news article I gave. And as a comment to Richard's speculation about religion I looked at Wikipedia and saw the perpetrator's COUNTRY of origin contains of 99.5% Muslims.
I wrote nothing more, nothing less. I have not asked the perpetrator if he happen to be a Muslim too. For all I care he can worship Satan, and probably does. But let's just say he's a Muslim - so what - even a Muslim man can be insane in the head, can he not?
Well I doubt if anyone question Christianity given the fact that according to wikipedia 84% of Norwegians are Christians and one of them has terrorized more than 70 teens. The fact is that there is no where in Bible or Quran which states robbery is allowed! Grow up! These misbehavior come from the mixture of poor social and economical standards in a society and lack of personal intelligence combined. You can equally find similar crime rate (if not more) in the US.
unfortunately he will soon be out and will most likely be given benefits, from our tax money and Johnny's tax money...
disgusting...
My respond is that I'd rather not discuss things with you. Why? Because you are a twister of words.
For being an Iranian - if that's really what you are - you make me rather disappointed because I have a strong personal relationship towards Iranians: I owe an Iranian my life! But that's all anybody need to know because like I said it's personal.