When the media started reporting that people were attacked in Västerås on April 19, the suspected perpetrator’s ex-wife followed his movements in real time via GPS in her mobile phone.
– I saw that he was in those places. And the same time he was arrested, his internet was shut down. Then it was obvious, she says.
Serious violent crime on Oxbacken in Västerås
This has happened: The act of violence at Oxbacken in Västerås
Her son is suspected of the knife attack in Västerås: “His medicine may have triggered psychosis”
Suspected increasingly psychotic
In the weeks before the crime, she noticed how the man fell deeper into paranoia and obsessions. He believed that he must be sacrificed by being thrown from a tall building, and he felt that people were messing around in his brain. The man himself had no insight into the illness, according to the ex-wife.
He also ended up in several drug abuse relapses after a longer period of drug freedom. The man’s ex-wife went to the motivational residence where the man lived, and showed several confused text messages to the staff.
– They said they would help with care contact, but nothing happened.
It is not the first time the relatives have contacted a care provider or institution. They have canceled a leave because the man “had strange thoughts” and contacted social services in Västerås. According to the relatives, the man has had no contact with psychiatry.
Notification to the inspectorate for care and social care
Relatives are working on an Ivo report regarding the events before the violent act. They are critical of the authorities involved. The operations manager at the man’s accommodation, Christer Zegarra Eriksson, cannot comment on this case but says that the accommodation cannot force a person to seek care.
But shouldn’t you have ensured that the man received psychiatric care?
– I cannot comment on this incident, but the individual’s right is always weighed against our assessment, he says.
“Called in panic” – in the clip, the ex-wife tells how she followed the 34-year-old suspect on GPS and about their meeting shortly before the crime.
60 seconds – the act of violence at Oxbacken in Västerås
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Analyzes show that the man was under the influence of drugs when he committed the violent act – we know this. Photo: Mapcreator/SVT