In February of this year, the girl accused of murder reported that she had been raped last summer, and in the report she singled out the perpetrator with a nickname.
A month later, the 25-year-old man was found dead in a tree in Hjälstaviken, and through money transfers, the now accused teenagers could be tracked down and arrested.
The man is murdered – the investigation is closed
Only then – more than a month after the rape report – was the girl called to her first prosecution hearing regarding her report, but by the time it was to be carried out, she was already in custody on suspicion of murder.
– In questioning her, we find that the person she has reported is the murdered man, and then the investigation was dropped, says prosecutor Moa Blomqvist.
– The police received direct investigative directives that she should be interviewed and that it was urgent to do so as soon as possible, so it is a matter for the police.
Police: Could have prevented murder
From the police’s side, they say that the report was “very vague” and that it was prioritized down based on the fact that Uppsala has a large number of cases.
– We are not satisfied with this, because if you have made a report, you should be able to expect quick processing, says Andreas Pallinder, head of investigations at the police.
Is it reasonable that it takes over a month before the police start working on a rape report?
– No, it is not. We’ve had too many cases this past year and are trying to sort it out.
Would you have been able to prevent the murder if you hadn’t reported the rape years ago?
– Theoretically, of course, we had it, because if we had detained a suspect, that person would not have been able to be murdered.
SVT Nyheter Uppsala has sought the murder suspect’s lawyer, but without success.
In the clip above: The girl suspected of murder reported the victim for rape – was set aside.