The convicts are in their 30s and 40s and must on a large number of occasions have scrawled on metro carriages, commuter trains and other property belonging to SL (Greater Stockholm’s local traffic) during 2018 and 2019.
One of the men is sentenced by Attunda District Court to one year and six months in prison for grievous bodily harm and vandalism of the normal degree. The other man is sentenced to one year in prison for aggravated vandalism, vandalism and aiding and abetting aggravated vandalism.
A third man is also convicted of grievous bodily harm, but the penalty there remains with a suspended sentence and a daily fine.
That the punishment differs so much depends on how extensive the damage has been and how serious the district court has viewed the crimes, according to a press release from Attunda District Court.
The crimes are considered serious as the damage has been “planned, systematic and extensive and has caused the plaintiffs significant financial damage”, according to the verdict.
In addition to imprisonment, the three men must also pay damages to SL totaling approximately SEK 1.7 million.
The man sentenced to 1.5 years in prison will appeal the verdict.
– My client denies the crime. In a long line of charges, there is no evidence at all that he has been in place, says the man’s defender Malin Rådström to Today’s news.