According to the preliminary investigation, the relative came to visit the 45-year-old and his wife's home in Emmaboda municipality.
Shortly afterwards, a quarrel must have started between the man and the relative.
According to the preliminary investigation, the man probably stabbed the relative with a Mora knife in the neck near the carotid artery and above the eyebrow.
The relative must have run from the home without shoes, bleeding, to a family member's home where they alerted an ambulance.
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder
During questioning, the suspect says he does not remember anything about the course of events.
The man has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has stated that he was in a manic stage of the disease and was careless with his medication.
He also states that he felt bad for some time before the incident, and that he was very drunk during the course of the incident.
Cheated relative to the house
The man has also said that he can neither deny nor confirm the act, but he denies that he intentionally tried to deprive him of his life and severely abused the relative.
However, it appears in the preliminary investigation that the man told a police officer on the spot that he had tricked the relative into the house and that he would cut his throat, something that the man claims he does not remember saying.