- We wanted him to be sentenced for exactly the violence he has committed, ie for gross abuse, that was our opinion. So the verdict is disappointing for us, says Johan Eriksson, a lawyer representing one of the men, a 32-year-old, who was convicted of murder.
During the court hearings they presented new evidence, which was about the cause of death of the man who was beaten to death. The defense states that the violence perpetrated by the 32-year-old did not cause death in the forensic sense.
- In that part you can say that we were successful in the court of law. But since the court of law thinks that he should be sentenced for having done this together with all the other persons, it does not matter who has exercised what.
Johan Eriksson says that they will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.