The Svea Court of Appeal has changed several parts of the district court verdict after the 2024 shootings in Årby and Lagersberg, Eskilstuna. One man received a shorter prison term, another remains sentenced to life imprisonment and is to be deported, while two people previously convicted of aiding and abetting were fully acquitted.
According to SVT, the two men from western Sweden remain convicted of offences including murder. One man’s sentence was reduced from 16 years to 15 years and 10 months. SVT reports that the court considered a reduction appropriate because he had already spent about a year in pre-trial detention.
The other man remains sentenced to life imprisonment and is to be deported from Sweden, SVT reports.
The two people convicted of aiding and abetting by the district court were both acquitted on appeal. SVT reports that, in the case of one man who had arranged accommodation and a car for the shooters, the appeal court found it unproven that he knew the resources would be used in crimes as serious as murder and attempted murder. According to SVT, he said during questioning that he believed the accommodation would be used for drug production.
The ruling therefore changes different parts of the district court verdict in different ways: the two men remain convicted of offences including murder, while the aiding-and-abetting convictions are set aside. SVT’s report does not provide the appeal court’s full reasoning for every count or the terms of the deportation order.
Sources
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-10
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