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Three teenage boys are said to have traveled to Sundsvall to shoot dead a 20-year-old gang member.
But the man found out that he was the intended target and let a group of people kidnap and severely abuse the boys, writes SVT Nyheter Västernorrland.
Nine people are now being charged with, among other things, kidnapping, extremely serious assault and attempted murder for the incident on July 9 this year.
The boys, aged 14, 15 and 16, are said to have been tasked by the Foxtrot network to shoot the 20-year-old, who for several years belonged to the top echelon of the competing Dalen network’s Sundsvallsfalang.
It appears from the indictment that two of the boys who were kidnapped had to endure such serious violence that the acts are classified as attempted murder. For example, they have been stabbed in the neck and upper body.
Two of the boys, those over 15, have also been charged with preparation for murder. The third suspect boy is not charged because he is under 15 years old.
The trial begins on November 27 and is expected to last about a month. It is held in one of Attunda district court’s security rooms for security reasons.
FACTS Conflict between Foxtrot and the Valley Network
A large part of the shootings and explosions that took place in the Stockholm region during especially the first half of 2023 are linked by the police to a conflict between the so-called Foxtrot and Dalen networks.
The conflict is rooted in competition for drug markets between the networks, both of which operate large-scale drug operations in neighboring areas and want to expand. The conflict has mainly concerned claims on the drug market in Stockholm and Sundsvall. In addition, according to the police, the conflict is driven by a desire to avenge previous acts of violence.
The conflict intensified at the end of 2022 and has, until April this year, resulted in around 40 acts of violence, including murders, attempted murders and explosions. These have mainly taken place in Stockholm, but also in Sundsvall and Uppsala.
Source: PM on conflict description from the police
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