Suspects for shop robberies in Hedemora acquitted - photo gives alibi

Both men are acquitted of the Dollarstore robbery at the end of November last year, as the prosecutor chose to drop the indictment for lack of sufficient evidence. Two masked men threatened the staff with a gun-like object and brought about 40,000 SEK in cash.

At the second robbery, which was aimed at a goldsmith's shop in Hedemora on March 8 this year, two armed and masked robbers came across goods worth SEK 150,000. The two robbers fled on a quad bike on which one of the now acquitted men's DNA was found. The man's DNA was also found on a glove near the abandoned quad bike, and on that glove were found earrings from the goldsmith's shop.

But on the quad bike there was also DNA from a person who did not appear to match any of the robbers in the gold shop. The district court then reasoned that if a seemingly innocent person's DNA was found at the bargain site, another innocent person's DNA could also end up there - and then refer to the accused man.

The suspect for the gold robbery also has alibi, according to the district court, through a photograph depicting him in another city along with a woman taken about the time the robbery was committed. The woman has, under oath, affirmed the authenticity of the photo and the court finds that although it is not very difficult to manipulate both photos and date tags, there is also no evidence to indicate that it would not be genuine.