35-year-old sentenced to prison for twelve years for being an accessory to murder in Östberga

The brutal murder occurred on the afternoon of the 15 August last year. At least 21 shots were fired in the parking garage where the 20-year-old man was parking a car when the offender showed up.

Three people had just stepped out of the car when the shots were fired – one of them was a then 11-year-old boy, who was almost hit by the bullets from it which, according to the police assessment, should have been an automatic type Kalashnikov rifle. One of the other men was hit by a ricochet, and fled injured from the scene along with 11-year-old.

against which the shots apparently were targeted and died at the scene.

According to the actor Daniel Insulander, which attracted mordåtalet, both planned who conducted the 35-year-old murder on behalf of someone else.

Court judge, however, only for the prosecutor's second-hand claim: aiding and abetting the murder. Right believe it is not possible to judge the 35-year-old for murder – however, it is to the man who held the weapon is bound to a case of murder and three cases of attempt to murder.

”the Evidence in the case do not bind the 35-year-old directly to the act. None of the witnesses have either pointed him out,” writes the right.

the Car in which the 20-year-old victim was sitting in the pierced by several shots. Total found 21 spent cartridges in the garage. Photo: Police

the Right believes that the circumstances described in the prosecutor's opinion lead to the conclusion that there can only be 35-year-old who carried out the murder is not sufficient to judge the man.

There may be alternative explanations for the circumstances that are troublesome for the 35-year-old, mean the right.

at a fönsterhissknapp on flyktbilens left back door. 35-year-old has, however, admitted that he feeds among other things on the to steal cars, so he may have been in the vicinity of the car at any time. The district court, however, clarified that he can be connected to the car and therefore with the murder to do.

Much speak according to the district court also strongly in favour of 35-year-old actually is identical with the shooter. But it is sufficient only to establish that it is ”quite possible that the 35-year-old is the perpetrator” and not that he actually is there. According to the district court, it is not possible to exclude that it had been any other person who held the weapon.

However, the reasoning of the district court, furthermore, it is proved that the 35-year-old was preparing a series of things before the murder. Secondly, he put there the sunshade on the car windows, and partly purchased, he gasoline and bensindunk that were found in the car.

r that the offender would put the fire on the car to remove evidence. When the car was found could the police say that someone also tried to build a fire, but extinguished, most likely due to the lack of oxygen.

According to the law, 35-year-old not been able to provide any explanations as to why that indulged in these preparations. The only reasonable is that he made it to facilitate the implementation of the assassination. Therefore, he should be sentenced for being an accessory to murder in one case and aiding and abetting an attempted murder in three cases.

When it comes to the sanctions in relation notes right to the deed, are characterized by total ruthlessness and brutality – ”it is about a clean execution”, which normally renders life in prison, writes the district court. But as the 35-year-old can not be tied to the murder, but only to aiding and abetting, so will be the sanctions in relation to lower – twelve years in prison.

indicates that the police and prosecutor are convinced that the murder is a part of the long-standing and bloody gängkonflikt which has been ongoing since 2013 between two criminal networks in southern Stockholm, with a base in Östberga, the other in Bredäng.

Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT

the Police have not been able to clarify any connection between the 35-year-old and the networks, any weapon has not been recovered. The evidence in the case, in particular, consisted of a survey of the car used in the murder and how travelled a few days before the murder and after the murder.

Read more: DNA evidence in the flyktbil part of the evidence in the mordrättegång

mapped, thanks to the car's heater was equipped with a sim card. In the car, you could also secure the DNA from the 35-year-old and his former girlfriend. Among other things, there were tracks on a bensindunk found in the car. In the preliminary investigation are also included övervakningsbilder at the man when he a short time before the murder purchase an identical bensindunk.

the Text is updated.