It was shortly after midnight, on the night of Sunday, that a 16-year-old boy was found bleeding outside by an underpass in Örkelljunga. He was taken to hospital, but later died.
Several people are said to have been at the scene, including the boy’s girlfriend. Shortly after that, two teenagers of the same age were arrested and detained on suspicion of murdering the 16-year-old.
But during Sunday evening, one of them was released at large.
– I can confirm that two people were arrested on Sunday, one of whom has been released and the other person is still in custody, says prosecutor Helene Jacobsson.
Confident about what happened
Whether or not the person who was released on Sunday evening is completely removed from the case or is still in some way suspected of being involved is not something the prosecutor wants to comment on.
– We are just at the beginning and there are several investigative measures that must now be taken. People will be interviewed, but otherwise I don’t want to go into that now, says Helene Jacobsson.
The teenager who is still in custody must be requested to be detained by Wednesday, January 17 at the latest.