He is currently 47 years old and sits on the facility in Västervik. Byström participated in police killings in Malexander in 1999 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His request, according to the news agency Siren, should be based on the Swedish Forensic Medicines Agency sees the recurrence risk as low. However, the Prison Service said no in February. On the contrary, they believe that the risk of new crimes still exists and that surveillance is still very much required.