The decision means that the public does not have access to the murder trial. Neither is the media able to monitor and report from the hearing.
The district court writes in its decision that: “According to section 27, second paragraph of the Act (1964: 167), with special provisions on young offenders, the court may order that a hearing in the case against the person who has not reached the age of 21 shall be held within closed doors in case of publicity at the hearing. is an obvious inconvenience as a result of the attention the accused may be subject to. "
The dead woman's child will be represented by attorney Thomas Bodström, former Minister of Justice. Prosecutors in the case are Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cecilia Aronsson and the now 20-year-old suspected man is being defended by lawyer Anders Olsson.