Today, Sweden is reeling over the news that a 10-year-old girl and a female relative of hers in her 60s have been randomly stabbed on a street in central Gothenburg. The girl received serious knife wounds to her throat and stomach while the older woman was lightly wounded on her arm. The girl's condition is listed as serious but stable.
Bystanders were able to subdue the attacker, a 35-year-old man with a prior police record.
The below article is by the conservative news source, Nyheter Idag, and is translated by Fousesquawk. Unlike other Swedish newspapers I have checked, Nyheter Idag has posted a photo of the suspect being taken into police custody and at least gives his initials (NN). *Update: Fria Tider, another conservative news source in Sweden, has also posted two photos of the suspect during his arrest (above). Fria Tider also reports that the suspect is from the Middle East and reportedly yelled, "Allahu akhbar" during the incident. (translation pending)
https://nyheteridag.se/har-fors-misstankt-garningsman-bort-av-polis-efter-mordforsok-pa-flicka/
Here is the suspected perpetrator being led away by police after attempted murder of girl
A girl has been stabbed at Brunnsparken in central Gothenburg. The girl was reportedly stabbed in the throat and stomach, according to information to Aftonbladet (news). The injury condition of the girl is reportedly serious.
The young girl who was stabbed was taken by ambulance to Queen Silvia Hospital, Thomas Fuxborg, police press spokesman in the West Region, tells the newspaper.
A relative of the girl also received knife wounds to one arm. The relative is not seriously injured, but she went in the ambulance to the hospital, police report.
Police were called to the scene at 12:35 and arrested a suspected perpetrator at the scene.
"The alleged perpetrator was arrested at the scene immediately, (and) he is 35 years old," says Thomas Fuxborg.
A Flashback Forum user who claims to have witnessed parts of the course of events reports that the severely-injured girl appears to be a teenager with a Swedish appearance, while the relative with minor injuries is a woman who appears to be in her 60s.
The Flashback user also uploaded a photo that reportedly shows the perpetrator being taken into custody by police.
Aftonbladet reports in an (updated) version of its article that the girl who was stabbed is 10 years old and that there appears to be no connection between her and the suspected perpetrator.
"At this time, there is really nothing to indicate that they knew each other or anything like that. Naturally, he will be interrogated and is suspected of two counts of attempted murder," Fuxborg says.
Police tell Expressen (news) that several members of the public managed to seize this man before the police (came) to the scene.
"Fortunately, several people from the public were able to seize this man. Police came to the scene and were able to take over the arrest," police press spokesperson, Hans-Jörgen Ostler tells the newspaper.
According to Expressen's profile of the suspect, the man has an extensive criminal record and has been convicted of, among other things, robbery, violence, and theft, crimes committed both in Sweden and abroad.
During the winter, he was convicted for stealing a computer from a shop near the location where today's incident occurred but avoided prison because probation officers maintained that there had been "a significant improvement" in his otherwise criminal life.
"The district court finds that probation can help prevent NN from committing further crimes," the court wrote.
*Update: Here is a partial translation of the above-referenced Fria Tider article, linked above.
According to information from freelance journalist Joakim Lamotte, the perpetrator, who has been convicted of several crimes, screamed," Allahu akhbar" during the act................
A 36-year-old immigrant from the Middle East has been taken into custody, suspected of attempted murder. According to police, he has no known connection to the girl, who is 10 years old. He has Swedish citizenship, and therefore, under existing law, cannot be deported even if he is convicted of the crime.
*Update: It is now being reported that the girl was a Dutch citizen visiting her grandparents in Sweden. The woman who was wounded in the arm is reportedly the girl's grandmother. This story is now breaking in the Netherlands. Like the Swedish mainstream media, it looks like the Dutch media is saying nothing about the suspect's background or that he reportedly shouted, "Allahu akhbar".
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