15 kilos of dynamite, houses destroyed in the 60s, 236 victims of crime.
Calls poured in to SOS-112 after the heavy bombing on the night of March 16 last year in the townhouse area in Hässelby in northwest Stockholm.
A major rescue effort started and the police chose to send up their helicopter – something that, among other things, became decisive when four young men were sentenced today for involvement in the crime.
Part of the evidence was footage from the air, something TV4 Nyheterna can now publish together with the police’s intensive radio traffic on the night in question.
Shocking sight: Everything is blown out
Shortly after the first patrol arrived on the scene, one of the officers reported:
– It’s a powerful explosion, the whole facade has been blown out. There is nothing left I can say.
The explosive charge that was used turned out to be one of the largest detonated in a Swedish civilian environment in recent years, according to the Total Defense Research Institute (FOI).
– The emergency services are on site. They say you can’t go in here. As I said, the facade is blown out and in the apartment there are only things full of noise. Is there someone written here? Don’t know if anyone is still inside? one of the police units told the command center.
Soon after, the police helicopter had made a discovery in the chase and quickly called out the information to all the patrols.
– There is a person lying and pushing in the terrain. He must be checked. He is in the terrain next to a cycle path.
Took shelter of trees
The person was then seen trying to hide behind a tree.
– He is hiding from us. He is very current, said the police flight operator
The police command center then announced that patrols are on their way to the address. At the same time, they were constantly updated, from the air, with the person’s position.
– The approaching radio car, now he sees you. Now he runs, he runs. He is level with number 31 at the back of the house, the flight operator.
– We need someone to shoot him back at the height of number 19. He goes the furthest with the facade at the back.
For several minutes, the police patrols tried to find the person who kept changing his hiding place.
– From the helicopter, now he’s running again, he’s a hundred meters in front of you.
Sentenced to youth care
Several patrols arrived for the chase. The helicopter footage shows how they stop in the residential area, jump out of the cars and continue to find the person on foot.
– He is to your right. Left into the courtyard, into the courtyard. You who enter the courtyard, directly to the left, there he is, said the helicopter to the colleagues on the ground.
Five minutes after the police helicopter’s discovery, at 01:51, the cameras showed the person being chased by the running police. He finally laid down on the ground and could be arrested.
The person was later identified as a then 17-year-old boy, who is now 18 years old and was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated public danger. He was also convicted of an attempt to commit gross public-dangerous devastation in Årsta. The punishment was a total of four years in youth care.
List: Here are the bombers
20 year old convicted of serious weapons offences, two counts of serious crime and one count of breaching the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods. Acquitted of aiding and abetting attempted public destruction.
– Punishment: Five years and six months in prison.
18 year old who was 17 years old at the time of the crime, is sentenced for attempted murder and aggravated destruction of public property for the crime in Hässelby and attempted grave destruction of public property in Årsta.
– Punishment: Four years in youth care
25 year old is acquitted of aiding and abetting an attempt to cause serious public-dangerous destruction in Årsta and gross violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods.
18 year old who was 17 years old at the time of the crime, is sentenced for attempted gross destruction of public danger in Årsta.
– Punishment: One year and four months in youth care.
23 year old convicted of attempted murder and aggravated public-dangerous devastation in Hässelby and attempted aggravated public-dangerous devastation in Årsta.
– Punishment: 14 years in prison.
22 year old is sentenced for attempted murder and gross public danger destruction in Hässelby.
– Punishment: Seven years and six months in prison.
19 year old convicted of a serious crime and violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods. Acquitted of aiding and abetting serious devastation in Hässelby.
– Punishment: Three years in prison.
30 year old acquitted of a serious crime against the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods and aiding and abetting an attempt to cause serious destruction to the public.