Earlier in March, Andreas Holm, also known as the “Nytorgsmannen”, was paroled.
During Thursday told Sydsvenskan that he settled in Malmö.
Now several Malmö residents are warning about the newly moved man who has been convicted of several sexual crimes.
“Malmö, be on your guard,” writes a user on social media.
After barely two and a half years in prison, the so-called “Man of Nytorgsmannen” was released from prison earlier in March. The Probation Service wrote in its risk assessment in connection with the decision on his release that “the risk of him relapsing into crime, intimate partner violence and sexual crimes as well as sexual violence can be described as high”.
Andreas Holm, who according to documents from the Correctional Service is also referred to as Carl Erik Pursiainen, was sentenced in 2021 to five years in prison for seven rapes, eight sexual assaults, child pornography offenses and several cases of offensive photography. Many of the crimes were committed in his residence at Nytorget on Södermalm in Stockholm.
Details: Settled in Malmö
He is currently registered with the probation service in Skåne. In documents from the Correctional Service, it also appears that he was given permission to call a real estate company in a smaller town in Scania “in order to inquire about accommodation”.
During Thursday could Sydsvenskan tell you that he settled in Malmö. According to sources for the newspaper, he moves around between temporary residences in the city and is said to have been stopped and checked by the police on several occasions.
– We cannot go into which individuals may possibly be paroled. During a conditional release, you are under the responsibility of the Correctional Service. But we have a very close collaboration with the Correctional Service when it comes to parolees and know who they are and where they are in the country, says Nils Norling, police spokesperson to Sydsvenskan.
During the conditional release, “Nytorgsmannen” will be monitored with an electronic foot shackle until September and he must stay indoors between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. He does not oppose the Probation Service’s assessment but believes that it “will be difficult to build a new life”.
Warns on social media
The news that he had moved south caused strong reactions among many Malmöites. “Malmö, be on your guard”, writes a user on social media and pictures are spread of his face.
Another group writes that they are focusing on finding the addresses he stays at and revealing his new identity, and that they are looking for current photos of him.
In several comment fields, there is an upset mood and several people question that he was released from prison at all.
“Why release someone with a high risk of recidivism!?”, writes one user.