This is how the bloody conflict between the Malmö gangs began

15 men are charged with, among other things, attempted murder, preparation for murder and aggravated weapon crime in Malmö's underworld.

At the center is a conflict between two of Malmö's most serious criminal networks.

Triple murder at internet café

Now the police's preliminary investigation shows how the conflicts between the two gangs go back to at least June 2018. Then the brother of one of Malmö's leading figures in the criminal world is kidnapped.

While the kidnapping is never solved, the 38-year-old leader is included as one of the main defendants in today's indictment.

The kidnapping is never solved and the preliminary investigation is closed.

Just over ten days after the kidnapping, what the police perceive as an act of revenge is being carried out.

Three people are murdered at the internet café Galaxy in Malmö, but the main target - the leader of the criminal network that is usually called Los Suecos as they are also suspected of a number of crimes in Spain - survives.

Linked to the murder of Karolin Hakim

The kidnapping and triple murder at the internet café Galaxy initiates a series of revenge actions in both directions.

Among other things, one of the men suspected of the kidnapping in June 2018 is murdered.

Just over a year later, 31-year-old Karolin Hakim is murdered in the open.

The target is in fact her partner who is friends with the 38-year-old and who is now also being prosecuted at Malmö District Court.

Helena Ljunggren, chamber prosecutor, confirms that the murder of Karolin Hakim can be linked to the giant prosecution in Malmö District Court.

- Our assessment is that the current crime and the motive that exists on the part of the defendants can be related to previous events.

Where that particular murder is one of them, she tells SVT.

Many unsolved cases

The spiral of violence continues and at least two more murders are included in this conflict.

But of all the events that took place before March 2020, only two have resulted in judgments.

The events that have now led to prosecution in Malmö District Court have taken place within the time frame the police had access to encrypted communication via enrochat.