At the moment, the police cannot say whether there is any connection to the two previous car fires that took place in the mall’s garage in a short time.
After the arrest, the young girl was taken to the police station for questioning and is now in custody pending possible prosecution for aggravated arson.
– I can confirm that a girl in her early teens was arrested at the scene and is under arrest for aggravated arson, says Mats Eriksson, police spokesperson.
The police cannot say anything about the motive at this time.
Several car fires in Lunagalleria’s parking lot
SVT Nyheter Södertälje has previously reported on a number of car fires in a short time in the Lunagalleria in particular. According to Mats Eriksson, it is too early to say whether the events are connected.
Smoke billowed from the Lunagalleriet’s parking garage on Wednesday evening: