The police arrested a fugitive from forensic psychology

The police arrested a fugitive from forensic psychology

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full screen The police have arrested a man who escaped from a forensic psychiatric ward. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A man who escaped from a forensic psychiatric ward in Falköping has been arrested.

He was found in central Stockholm at lunchtime on Saturday. The arrest went smoothly. The 28-year-old man will be returned to the forensic psychiatric department, the police write on their website.

The 28-year-old is convicted of having started three fires at a hotel in Gothenburg and of making serious threats against authorities, including a police chief in Gothenburg.

He escaped on Friday afternoon. Skaraborg hospital has told TT that an investigation into the incident has been launched.

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