A major forensic psychiatric examination and the National Board of Health and Welfare's legal advice have determined that the 18-year-old did not suffer from a serious mental disorder at the time of the crime on March 21 or at the time of the examination.

During the appeal court hearing, the defense referred to the perpetrator's autism - as an explanation for why the act could take place.

Defense lawyer Anders Elison emphasizes during the last day of the trial that the opinion from the judicial council is unfortunate because the 18-year-old's autism is not affected.

- The judicial council does not write anything about this at all, says Elison.

Elison also criticizes the fact that the judicial council did not meet the 18-year-old but solely based its decision on the forensic psychiatric examination.

Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence

His reduced degree of maturity and the fact that he recently turned 18 means that defense lawyer Anders Elison is asking for 14 years in prison.

Prosecutor Johanna Liljeblad is demanding that the life sentence be upheld.

- I want to emphasize further, there are two victims.

There are two women who are dead, says Liljeblad.

The prosecutor believes that the judicial council has investigated his autism diagnosis because the opinion states that nothing has come to light to suggest that the 18-year-old "as a result of a mental disorder has lacked the ability to realize the meaning of the act or to adapt his actions to such insight".

- Nothing has come to light that speaks against a life sentence.

Regardless of how you look at any mitigating circumstances, says Johanna Liljeblad.

Locked himself in the toilet

It was on March 21 that an 18-year-old locked himself in a toilet at Malmö Latin School with two knives, an ax and a hammer.

Wearing a scarf, mask and ear muffs, he then stood outside another toilet door.

The female teacher who came out was attacked first.

Another teacher who witnessed the attack was chased through the corridor before she too was attacked.

Both suffered such severe injuries that they lost their lives.

Law change

Two changes in the law in a short time made it possible for the Malmö district court to sentence the 18-year-old to a historically harsh sentence in relation to his age.

After a change in the law in 2020, more and more people are now being sentenced to life in Sweden, and after another change in the law at the turn of the year, the limit for who can be sentenced to life was lowered from 21 to 18 years.

The verdict will be announced on December 19.