The alarm came at 6pm on Thursday. According to the caller, a person would have been beaten outdoors in the city park Huskvarna. Late on Thursday, police announced that the abused person is a young man, in his late teens, and that he died as a result of the injuries.

The young man's relatives have been notified.

- Some form of object has been used in connection with this incident, says Thomas Agnevik, press spokesperson at the police.

A person arrested

A man in his 20s could be arrested shortly after the incident. The man is now suspected of murder or manslaughter, the police write on their website.

The suspected murder scene was cordoned off on Thursday night, and a forensic investigation was initiated. Dog patrols were sent out to the area.

- We are creating an image of what has happened and will hold interrogations with people we regard as witnesses, says Thomas Agnevik.