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Kristianstad school stabbing
2022 school stabbing in Kristianstad, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 10 January 2022, a stabbing occurred at NTI Gymnasiet, Kristianstad, Sweden when a 16-year-old student stabbed and injured two people before disarming himself and calling the school's SOS Alarm before being arrested by first responders.[1]
On 14 June 2022, the student was convicted of three counts of attempted murder and two counts of grossly unlawful threats before being sentenced to 3 years in juvenile detention.
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Background
Sweden and wider Scandinavia has had a history of stabbings, most notably the Trollhättan school stabbing, in which three people were killed with a sword at a school in Trollhättan, Sweden.
School attacks have not occurred frequently in Sweden, but instances of them in Sweden have increased in the 2020s.[2]
Stabbing
At 09:05 a.m., the student entered NTI Gymnasiet in black clothing and a face mask, carrying four knives. On a utility belt, he attached a wireless speaker, on which he played "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.[1]
He entered a classroom, walked towards a teacher and stabbed him before attempting to stab a student. The student ran into a crowd of other pupils that rushed to an emergency exit. He swung the knife into the crowd, injuring the same student.[1]
At approximately 9:14 a.m., when all other students had escaped the classroom, he stabbed three of the knives into a desk and laying the fourth knife on top of it before making a phone call to SOS Alarm, Sweden's phoneline for emergency services, explaining his actions and that he was a friend of the perpetrator behind the Eslöv school stabbing, which occurred four months prior.[1] He was calmly arrested without resistance by first responders at the scene.[1]
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Perpetrator
According to police, the perpetrator, a 16-year-old male, had a history of mental illness and violent tendencies. He was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as well as oppositional defiant disorder. He had also reportedly experienced hallucinations in the months prior to the attack.[3]
Police found a manifesto on the student's computer, which was said to contain "racist content". As of 6 June 2023, the document had not been released to the public. Police had also found that he often had spread right-wing propaganda online and that he made frequent Google searches about violent crimes and stabbings. The most frequent searches were about the Columbine High School massacre in which two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, shot and killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher alongside injuring 24 students before committing suicide.[3]
Legal proceedings
The student was held in custody for the following 8 months until his conviction on 14 June 2022, where he was sentenced to 3 years in juvenile detention after being found guilty of three counts of attempted murder and two counts of grossly unlawful threats. He was ordered to pay roughly 440,000 SEK (plus interest) in damages to victims.[4]
The original sentence was later overruled but remained unchanged on 22 August 2022. [5]
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References
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