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One was given the wrong advice by 1177 – died at home

A man in Dalarna died in his home, two days after receiving incorrect advice from 1177.

The man called in and said he had a severe headache, neck pain, difficulty keeping his eyes open and that he had vomited. He had also just had an ear infection from which, despite treatment, he did not recover, writes Eskilstuna-Kuriren.

But instead of urging the man to seek treatment, 1177 advised him to wait. Two days later, the man was found dead as a result of bacterial meningitis.

The incident has been reported by Region Sörmland to the Health and Care Inspectorate according to lex Maria. According to the report, the advice was incorrect because the man would have sought emergency treatment.

Attempted murder at bus stop – man hit

A man was hit on Monday evening at a bus stop in Pettersberg in Västerås.

According to witness statements to the police, a car driver deliberately aimed at the man and then deviated in the direction of Sotargatan.

The police are investigating the incident as attempted murder and are seeking witness information.

– We received several calls at 23.07. We now want information about the car. It is a smaller, dark car of unknown make. It should have damage after the collision, says Magnus Jansson Klarin, press spokesperson at the police’s regional command center.

The man hit has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The police accept tips on phone 11414.

Trump’s “compliment” to the prince

Donald Trump met with Prince William in Paris after the weekend’s reopening of Notre-Dame, and afterwards he fired off a compliment that was not without some sourness.

– He looked really good yesterday. Some people look better in real life. He was handsome, he looked very nice and I told him that, Trump told the New York Post according to BBC News.

According to Trump, the two also talked about the health problems of the British royal family.

– I asked him about his father and his father fights very hard and he loves his father and he loves his wife so it was very sad, said the president-elect.

What Prince William thought of Trump’s appearance has not been reported.

Syrian rebels are supported by al-Assad’s ethnic group

There is great concern about what will happen to Christian and Shia Muslim minorities when terrorist-classified Sunni Muslim Hayat Tahrir al-Sham takes over in Syria.

Now reporting Reuters that the rebels have secured the entire Mediterranean coast of Syria, which is dominated by the Shia Muslim Alawites, who make up about ten percent of the country’s population.

It is also Bashar al-Assad’s ethnic group.

Reuters writes that the Alawite leaders were satisfied with the meeting and have signed a document in which they support the new order.

The search operation ended in al-Assad’s horror prison

The civil defense group White Helmets’ search operation for hidden dungeons and dungeons in the horror prison Sednaya in Damascus has ended, they write on X.

Their conclusion is that there are no people left in the prison, everyone has been released.

The organization used all kinds of methods, including search dogs for people stuck under riots.

Fire at a hotel – big effort

A fire broke out at the Jacy’z hotel in central Gothenburg on Monday evening. The emergency services were alerted at 22.35 by a passing motorist on the E6 who smelled smoke.

– Then we could turn the Swedish Transport Administration’s cameras and see the smoke ourselves from the roof, said Mats Gränsmark, commanding officer at the rescue service.

The fire raged in a ventilation space in a low part behind the hotel’s main building. A large number of fire trucks were on the scene.

– It’s some kind of soot fire. We are trying to locate and fight it with smoke divers and thermal cameras, said Mats Gränsmark.

At least a percentage of the hotel’s guests were evacuated after an automatic fire alarm was triggered.

The fire was extinguished shortly before midnight.

Serious assault after apartment fire

Police and emergency services went on Monday evening to a suspicious apartment fire on Södermalm in Stockholm.

– When we got there, the fire was out, but it was noisy in the stairwell, and we found an injured person who had been severely assaulted, says Per Fahlström, police spokesperson.

The man was taken to hospital by ambulance.

– He is said to be seriously injured and we have started a preliminary investigation into serious assault and arson, says Fahlström.

Police would not say if anyone has been arrested, but the scene is cordoned off for a crime scene investigation and police are conducting door knocking with more investigative measures.

Truck and car in accident – one to hospital

A truck and a car have collided on a county road in Umeå.

The accident occurred at 7 p.m.

One person is taken to hospital by ambulance.

There is no information on the state of the damage.

Man found outdoors with stab wounds – woman arrested

A large number of police cars, as well as a police helicopter and dog patrols moved out to Upplands-Väsby north of Stockholm where a man with stab wounds was found on Monday evening.

– The man was awake and talking when he was taken to hospital, but the rest of the damage is unclear, says Per Fahlström, police spokesperson.

According to eyewitnesses, there were “eight nine police cars” at the scene along with an ambulance. The crime is classified as murder or attempted murder.

– It was an adult man, but he has not been identified yet. Now we work with several patrols, including helicopters and dog handlers to look for a perpetrator, says Fahlström.

Later on Monday evening, the police announced that they had arrested a woman suspected of murder or attempted murder.

Heavy queuing after serial collision

The police warn of queues on the E18 eastbound between Karlstad and Kristinehamn after a series of collisions.

– Three cars are involved and everyone seems to be out of the cars, says Anders Dahlman, police spokesperson.

Emergency services and an ambulance are on site to see if any of those involved need treatment.

Man detained in connection with CEO murder in New York

A man has been detained in connection with the assassination of an insurance company executive in New York, according to ABC News.

The man, who was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is described as a person of interest to the investigation and will be questioned by police investigators from the New York Police Department.

A source says the television channel that the man owns a weapon similar to the one used in the murder.

Christmas train in accident – several people injured

A train accident has occurred in a train stable in Krylbo in Avesta.

The emergency services and ambulance have been called to the scene.

– It is some kind of half-derailment that happened. It is a bit unclear at the moment, says Anders Dahlman, press spokesperson at the police.

According to the rescue service, several people were on board the train.

– One person was inside the locomotive and some people were in a wagon, says Mats Sjöland at the rescue service.

The train belongs to the association SKÅJ and was on its way to the locomotive shed after a Christmas dinner was served at the central station in Krylbo in the train’s restaurant.

– We can be happy that people are alive, says Tony Söderlund, representative of SKÅJ, to Avesta newspaper.

Syrian rebels grant amnesty to conscripts

The Syrian rebels will grant amnesty to all soldiers who were recruited and were part of the regime of the now overthrown dictator Bashar al-Assad.

– Their lives are safe and no one will attack them, says a spokesperson, reports the BBC.

The Assad regime fell on Sunday and in recent days thousands of prisoners have been freed by the rebels from Assad regime prisons.

He is expected to lead Syria’s transitional government

According to Al Jazeera, the rebels have named Mohammed al-Bashir in charge of the transitional government in Syria after they overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Mohammed al-Bashir has until today been the prime minister of the autonomous enclave in northwestern Syria that was founded by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in 2017.

Electrical engineer al-Bashir is credited with introducing digital governance and modernizing the administration of the Islamist enclave. He is also trained in Sharia law.