On August 19, 2022 at 17:08 a series of shots were fired inside the Emporia shopping center in Malmö. At 17:29 on the same day, a 15-year-old boy who was leaving in a taxi was arrested.
He is accused of murdering a 31-year-old man, a crime he admits to. According to the indictment, the murder was committed together and in agreement with other people. Seven people are in custody for suspected involvement, but a separate indictment concerning them is expected later in the fall.
The now 16-year-old boy is also charged with three counts of attempted murder. A woman who lives in Norway was visiting Malmö and was close to the 31-year-old when he tried to escape the shots. She was shot in the back. Next to her were her son and boyfriend.
The prosecutor has guarded himself with an alternative claim regarding the woman: Serious bodily harm. An alternative request regarding the boyfriend and the son is that the 16-year-old should be sentenced for causing danger to another.
He is also charged with causing danger to another because he fired shots in the direction of another eight people. According to the prosecutor, these people have been exposed to danger of death or danger of serious bodily injury. It is about two employees at Emporia, two mothers with a child each and a father and his child.
Furthermore, the 16-year-old is charged with serious weapons offenses and minor drug offences.
The trial is being held behind closed doors in a security room and is expected to last until August 22. Only when the prosecutor’s and the plaintiff’s claims are presented and when the defendant’s position is presented are listeners allowed.
Source: Malmö District Court