When the main hearing enters its fourth day, the police who fired the deadly shot should be heard in court. The police are charged with wrongdoing to another death or alternative service failure.
The other police, who fired a shot that hit Torell in the back, will also be heard during the day. He is charged with malpractice.
Eric Torell's mother, Katarina Söderberg, will also be heard on Monday.
"Had to shoot"On Friday, the third person involved in the shooting death of the 20-year-old was questioned. She was initially suspected of a crime, but was later charged. In court she told of the fear she felt the morning of August 2 last year.
"I'm pretty sure he'll shoot me and that I have to shoot him before shooting me," she said.
During previous negotiating days, you have also heard Eric Torell's father and the interim manager being prosecuted for service failure.
Direct Report · Eric Torell Trial
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Sep 5
Felt with the toy gun - shot to death by police
SVT NewsIn the middle of the night, Eric Torell escaped from his father's apartment in Vasastan, and brought his plastic toy gun. The 20-year-old was autistic and also had Down syndrome. Shortly afterwards, he was shot dead by the police.SVT · Ida Jansson
1 min09.04
The judge says he understands that it can be a tough question and that Katarina Söderberg can take a break if she needs to.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
2 min09.03
Hello friends, now we start our live monitoring of the fourth trial day following the shooting of Eric Torell. Today Eric Torell's mother Katarina Söderberg will testify. Two of the accused police will also be heard.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.48
That was the end of the second trial. Many thanks for joining us.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.47
The plaintiff's attorney questions the witness's statement that Eric Torell's father did not give a clearer signal element to Eric. According to the plaintiff's attorney, the father must have both given an approximate age and said that Eric was overweight.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.44
The plaintiff's attorney, Nilsson's lawyer, wants the witness to reproduce what Eric Torell's father said.
- I remember he said his boy or son who had Down syndrome was gone but I can't remember the exact wording.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.43
- I did not think that he (Eric Torell's father) had anything to do with our case.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.42
- I didn't have the idea that it was the same person, says the witness about Eric Torell and the "man with a gun" that the alarm was about.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.41
The prosecutor asks if the witness has any signal element on the dangerous man to whom the previous case applied. The witness thinks he has a one picture.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
5 sep14.39
The witness says he saw a woman sitting on a park bench. And Eric Torell's dad. These are the only people the witness must have seen in connection with the intervention.
SVT · Dante Thomsen
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