On Christmas Day 2022, an unprecedented wave of violence started in Stockholm, with shootings and murders. On Wednesday, in Södertörn District Court, one of the most extensive trials in the wake of the wave of violence will now start. These include shootings in Fruängen, Dalen and Skarpnäck in southern Stockholm in January.

These are very young people, the suspects are between 15 and 20 years old. The prosecutor considers that the acts are part of the same network-related conflict.

Adult has given murder assignment to younger

"One of the people being prosecuted is considered to have had a similar role in all the acts. He is involved in giving assignments to younger performers, Lisa dos Santos, senior prosecutor, has previously said to SVT.

According to the prosecutor, the man in turn acted under the so-called "Kurdish fox". The evidence consists in part of chats in the encrypted app Signal.

Filmed when they shot

One of the younger people who has been assigned is the 14-year-old who is suspected of shooting with automatic weapons during the incident in Fruängen and who escaped from a Sis home last week. However, he is not on trial now, due to his young age. In Fruängen, the suspected perpetrators filmed themselves shooting, see the video above.

All the defendants have denied any wrongdoing in questioning.

Hear prosecutor Lisa dos Santos about the indictment:

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Hear the prosecutor about which criminal network the suspects belong to and how they organized themselves.