Swedish prosecutors hold second man over deadly school attack
STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors have apprehended a second person suspected of involvement in last week’s attack at a school in which a 17-year-old girl was killed and three people were injured by a man wielding a sword, they said on Wednesday. On Friday, police arrested an 18-year-old man they said was believed to have carried out the attack at the Brinell high school in the central Swedish town…
Stockholm, Sweden – Swedish prosecutors have apprehended a second individual in connection with last week's deadly school attack, in which a 17-year-old girl lost her life and three others sustained injuries from a man wielding a sword. On Friday, police arrested an 18-year-old suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the assault at Brinell high school in the central Swedish town of Fagersta. An extensive investigation ensued following the initial arrest.
The second man is currently held on suspicion of accessory to murder and accessory to attempted murder. It remains to be seen if a court will formally detain him on Thursday, according to the prosecution authority. The agency did not disclose the extent of the second suspect's alleged involvement in aiding the attacker.
On Saturday, a source revealed that police are investigating whether the 18-year-old attacker was linked to online communities that promote school violence.
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