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Online threats against teen cat killer

National: 4 May 13
The 16-year-old who admitted to torturing and killing cats in Gothenburg is being hounded on the internet, with threats directed at the teenager and his family on forums like Flashback, which was also instrumental in the police investigation. READ »

Dewani's suspected murderer taken ill

National: 14 Feb 13
A British man wanted in South Africa over his Swedish bride's horrific murder during their honeymoon has been hospitalized after his health "seriously deteriorated", his family said on Wednesday. READ »

Burning goat tattoos arouse police suspicion

Society: 19 Dec 12
After the iconic Gävle Christmas goat was torched by unidentified vandals last week, a photo appeared online of four ankles bearing burning goat tattoos. Police are now hot on the case. READ »

Dewani hitman sentenced to life in prison

National: 5 Dec 12
The man found guilty of killing Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani in South Africa two years ago was sentenced to life in prison by a South African court on Wednesday. READ »

Slain Swede's family decries new trial delay

National: 4 Dec 12
The family of Anni Dewani, a Swedish woman killed while on honeymoon in South Africa, expressed frustration on Monday over continued delays in the extradition hearing of Shrien Dewani, who is suspected of having his wife killed. READ »

Swedish skeleton lover 'wants her bones back'

National: 27 Nov 12
A Swedish woman facing criminal charges for using human bones as sex toys appeared in court on Tuesday, and is claiming her innocence amid speculation that she wanted to start a pornographic website for necrophiliacs. READ »

Scientologists push anti-drug classes in schools

Education: 11 May 12
An group with ties to the Church of Scientology has been selling lectures about drug abuse to Swedish schools that contain significant factual errors, according to an investigation carried out by a Swedish newspaper. READ »

'I'm going to kill a child at a daycare'

National: 2 Mar 12
A 23-year-old man who was planning to murder a child at a daycare in Lund in southern Sweden has been arrested after revealing his intentions on an internet forum. READ »

Swedish porn passwords spread on the internet

Science & Technology: 23 Feb 12
Thousands of porn surfers in Sweden may have been exposed after over one million passwords and email addresses from an online porn site have leaked out on the internet. READ »

Neighbours wrongly blamed for fatal stabbing

National: 22 Feb 12
A woman from Malmö in Sweden was shocked to find that her parents had been named on a public internet forum as both the victim and offender in a fatal knife attack, even though neither was involved in the murder at all. READ »

Abba - tracing the steps of the giants of disco

Lifestyle: 30 Jun 11
The wide flares and glam beats of disco's heyday are here to stay, The Local's Clara Guibourg discovers, as she tags along on an Abba City Walk, and brings us along for the ride on a trip through 1970's Stockholm. READ »

Police probe secret Swedish 'sex-chamber'

National: 28 Mar 11
An underground sex-chamber, complete with elaborate restraining devices and an assortment of sex toys, continues to baffle Swedish police weeks after it was discovered beneath an abandoned farmhouse in western Sweden. READ »

Hacker attacks reported to Swedish police

National: 8 Dec 10
A new brand of hacker attack knocked out the websites of the Swedish prosecutor's office as well as the lawyer representing the women at the centre of rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The matter has now been reported to the police. READ »

Swedish man dies in live 'cyber suicide' broadcast

Science & Technology: 12 Oct 10
A Swedish man hanged himself during a live broadcast on the internet on Monday morning, a phenomenon that police described as rare in Sweden. READ »

Africans have 'child rape gene': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 3 Sep 10
A blog post by a local Sweden Democrat politician espousing the view that black Africans are genetically programmed to rape children has resulted in him leaving the party. READ »

Gang leader's email posted on the internet

National: 7 Jan 09
Hackers on Tuesday night accessed an email account used by the head of the Original Gangsters (OG) criminal gang and later published the correspondence on a popular internet forum. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 13

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Teen blogger tops Swedish celebrity search list

Society: 10 Dec 08
Blogging teenager Isabella 'Blondinbella' Löwengrip was Sweden's most sought after celebrity in 2008, according to a new list released by Google. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Saturday, Nov 8

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 08
Highly-regarded entertainment site Djungeltrumman shares its local knowledge of the Gothenburg club scene with some recommendations for Saturday night. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Saturday, Oct 11

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 08
Highly-regarded entertainment site Djungeltrumman shares its local knowledge of the Gothenburg club scene with some recommendations for Saturday night. READ »

Swedish hackers target Turkish forum

Science & Technology: 16 Oct 07
Swedish hackers have retaliated against their Turkish counterparts following an attack earlier this month on some 5,000 Swedish websites. READ »

Sick Bobby jokes under investigation

National: 24 May 06
The torture and murder of ten year old Bobby has become the subject of internet humour. On Wednesday a legal investigation was opened into a web site which published the sick jokes. READ »

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