Murder of a psychiatrist in Sweden. the suspect was willing to attack others

The suspect in the murder of a psychiatrist at a political event in Sweden on Wednesday was prepared to attack other people if he could not find his intended victim, his lawyer said on Friday (July 8th).

The victim, 64-year-old Ing-Marie Wieselgren, was attacked with a knife on Wednesday in the tourist town of Visby on the island of Gotland, which was hosting a gathering of high-ranking Swedish politicians. The 32-year-old suspect, who was arrested after the killing when he went on the run, has confessed to committing it, his lawyer Staffan Fredriksson told AFP. “There is no doubt that this woman, Ing-Marie, was his first targetsaid Mae Fredriksson. His client said that “could find someone else” How “Plan Bif he could not find his chosen victim;

According to the lawyer, however, the suspect did not create a list of names of other potential victims. “He wanted to splash. His aim was to express his dissatisfaction with Swedish psychiatry“, he added. Prosecutor Petra Gottel said on Thursday that investigators were trying to determine whether the attacker was under the influence of drugs at the time of the killing, but Mae Fredriksson said her client confirmed that was not the case. According to the lawyer, the suspect who has “psychological problemsand the victim had no personal relationship before the attack. The psychiatrist worked as a coordinator of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions. Gotland District Court remanded the man in custody on Friday.

The killing took place in Visby during an annual gathering of the political elite, where political parties often present their programs and launch election campaigns. According to the prosecutor, the suspect clearly acted alone, and there is no apparent connection between his actions and the neo-Nazi group NMR, with which, according to Swedish media, he was previously in contact.