On Wednesday evening, an 18- and a 19-year-old were released from the youth home Råbyhemmet outside Lund. The two are sentenced to closed juvenile care for murder and attempted murder, respectively, and were still at large on Thursday afternoon.

This is the second time in a short time that a convicted murderer has been able to escape from closed juvenile care. At the end of July, an 18-year-old was released by two men during a guarded leave in Kungsbacka.

- You should not be able to be exempted in this way or escape from a leave. It's completely obscene. Today, there is not even a fence around this current housing, says the Moderates' legal policy spokesman Johan Forssell.

Requires action

Forssell points out that Sweden has a gang crime where the perpetrators are getting younger and committing more and more serious crimes. The moderates now demand that the government act and ensure security around the closed youth care. In the longer term, the party wants special juvenile prisons.

Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch also demands that the government act to prevent similar escapes.

 - These are people who probably should have been in Kumla and not in a youth institution, says Busch.

- And there should be a bigger difference between a youth institution and a leisure center.

She demands a thorough review of safety after "it has only been possible to roll out in this way".

Better fence

The National Board of Institutions (Sis) will now investigate how the exemption went. At present, neither they nor the police want to say exactly how many people were involved, but it is said to have been "a handful".

According to those responsible, a project is already underway to increase security, including better fences and developed risk assessments and better intelligence activities.

At Råbyhemmet, there are, among other things, boys aged 14–20 who have been sentenced to closed youth care (LSU).