Man suspected of hunting with machete arrested

It was on Monday night that a person in Edsberg in Sollentuna alerted the police. The person said that he and his friends, who live in an industrial site in the area, had been threatened and chased by a man with a machete earlier in the day.

the Night of Tuesday, arrested a man in his 20s suspected of the attack.

kammaråklagaren Anna Stiernstedt confirm that the man has been detained.

– the district Court on remand the person in accordance with the häktningsframställan, on probable cause suspected of preparing to rough allmänfarlig desolation, and rough vapenbrott, " she says.

In connection with the häktningsförhandlingarna has circulated information about the suspect, the man should have planned some form of deed, as well as data on seizures, which may indicate the same. Anna Stiernstedt do not want to describe what kind of action should have been planned by the suspect, the man, or exactly what it is about for seizure.

– on the other the suspicion so I do not want to go into more detail on what it is about for objects other than that there are items that could cause destruction, " says Anna Stiernstedt.

in addition, a second person suspected of having collaborated with the detained man. The person's identity is protected for reasons of confidentiality.

– The preparation for the rough allmänfarlig destruction, so there's two people suspected of the crime, " says Anna Stiernstedt.

Later on Sunday, the prosecutor make the decision to either the person to be detained.

– at this moment in time I do not want to comment on the task. There are currently two people who are deprived of liberty.