The police were dispatched to the apartment in central Nässjö shortly after 14.30. According to the first alarm, a man had been beaten with the affection of another man. They are both in their 40s and the injured man could call SOS himself and according to police he should not have received life-threatening injuries.

- Initially, we have classified it as an attempt at murder, says guard officer Lars-Göran Nilseryd.

Suspects were arrested

The police patrol assaulted the injured person inside the apartment and he was taken by ambulance to hospital. The suspected perpetrator had then left the residence and several patrols began to search for him.

At 15.32, the police found the suspect and he was arrested for attempted murder. The man will now be heard before deciding whether to be arrested or not.

The apartment has been blocked off for technical investigation and the police should hear people if they have seen or heard anything in connection with the incident.

This article will be updated.