Listened to Kartell and was “in a trance” • The lawyer: “I’m on my feet”
It was at the end of August that the police were alerted about a woman who was behaving erratically in an area of Växjö. Once there, the patrol encountered a one-legged woman holding an ax and what later turned out to be a toy weapon.
When the police asked the woman to drop the weapons, she refused, whereupon a policeman opened fire on the woman. The shot hit the woman’s remaining leg and she fell to the ground and was overpowered, which was also caught on video by a nearby resident.
Listened to Kartell and was “in a trance”
The policeman who fired the shot has now been served with suspicion of a crime and is being investigated for misconduct, reports Smålandsposten.
The preliminary investigation must be completed before the prosecutor can make a decision on the prosecution, and a decision is expected before Christmas.
– We will supplement the investigation, but I do not want to go into what the supplements are about, says prosecutor Anders Jakobsson to the newspaper.
While the suspected policeman, who denies any wrongdoing, has claimed self-defense, the one-legged woman has explained her behavior by saying that she was listening to her favorite band Kartellen and that she was “in a trance”.
– Those who cannot immerse themselves in music may have perceived it as frightening, absolutely. I wanted to show that I stand with those who are vulnerable, she said in an interview with Smålandsposten.
The lawyer: “I’m on my feet”
The reason why the woman is missing a leg stems from a previous clash with the police. Then, seven years ago, she was also armed when the police opened fire on her. That time, she ended up having to have one of her legs amputated – something she now managed to avoid.
The investigation against the woman has not yet reached its conclusion, but she has been served with suspicion of serious threat to an official after the incident in August.
– She is getting ahead, is a fighter and is on her feet, you could say, said the woman’s lawyer Mikael González, to Smålandsposten afterwards.