He was arrested the night of Wednesday in Denmark and was previously arrested in his absence as a suspect for attempted murder.
– the Process is ongoing in Denmark and it is not complex or lengthy in time, so one can expect that the person will come to Sweden during any of the coming days, " says deputy chief prosecutor Thomas Olofsson to TT.
was attacked on a sidewalk in the centre of Helsingborg on Tuesday morning. She got the damage of the hospital were described as life-threatening. According to police data on Wednesday morning her condition still remains serious but stable.
Because the woman belongs to the jewish congregation of northwestern Skåne was its premises in Helsingborg under surveillance after the deed. But according to the police, nothing to suggest that it is a hate crime.
to comment on the subject, according to the prosecutor.
" There is such a thing as a hearing, inter alia, to shed light on. It is very significant police resources being deployed and there is a variety of förundersökningsåtgärder that have been taken, but there are several possible motives, " says Thomas Elofsson.
The arrested person has according to the prosecutor previously been convicted for other crimes, both further back in time and ”in near future”.
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