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September 8

A man in his 30s is found badly injured in Johannedal north of Sundsvall.

He later dies in hospital.

The police confirm that the man was stabbed with a stabbing weapon and a preliminary investigation into murder is being launched.

September 16

The police arrest a man on probable cause on suspicion of murder - the higher level of suspicion.

September 19

The prosecutor requests a 17-year-old boy be detained on suspicion of the knife murder, and the detention hearing will be held the same day.

According to the prosecutor, the boy appears in the charge register but not for "something of this caliber".

The court approves the prosecutor's request and the boy is detained against his will. 

1 November

The 17-year-old is charged on suspicion of the knife murder in Johannedal.

One of the prosecution's witnesses is a young woman to whom the boy is said to have confided after the murder.

November 2

The police's preliminary investigation is made public and SVT Nyheter Västernorrland summarizes the events of the night of the murder: "Went to buy cocaine for 1000 kroner - forgot the money".

In the preliminary investigation, it also appears that the 17-year-old is a habitual drug dealer.

November 11

The trial begins and prosecutor Jens Göransson believes that the state of evidence looks good.

The boy's defender, Daniel Nordfjell, however, believes that the incident was an accident. 

November 14

The last day of the trial ended at lunchtime.

The prosecutor demanded that, despite his age, the boy should be sentenced to prison for murder in the first instance and juvenile detention in the second instance.

Witness can link the 17-year-old suspect to the murder in Johannedal

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The severely injured man was found in a residential area north of Sundsvall, and his life could not be saved.

The police immediately launched a preliminary investigation into murder and the crime scene was cordoned off for forensic examination.

Photo: SVT