The police were alerted to a home in Hammarby in Västerås at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning.

A woman is said to have been beaten by a man.

When the police arrived at the scene, the man was gone, but he could soon be arrested near the home.

The man is suspected of attempted murder and a preliminary investigation has been initiated.

The home has been cordoned off for technical inspection.

- Now several investigative measures will be taken and the arrested man will be heard, says Tobias Ahlén Svalbro, press spokesperson in the police region Mitt.

The woman has received care on the spot and she did not need to be taken to hospital, according to the police.

The damage situation is otherwise unclear.



The incident must be about a crime in a close relationship.

The text is updated