Malmö: Did the mafia hire a minor to commit murder?

Malmö – The gray Audi of an underworld great speeds through the night in Malmö (Sweden). Suddenly shots are fired. A former prisoner (21) in the car collapses, fatally injured. Hours later, a 12-year-old confesses to being the murderer. Police believe he was hired for the crime.

Did the Swedish mafia hire an underage killer? Like the portal “South Sweden” reports that the gray Audi was traveling late on Friday evening in Galgebacksvägen, a suburb of Malmö. Among the four occupants was “a 23-year-old man who is deeply anchored in Malmö’s criminal scene and is said to have many enemies.”

The 21-year-old, who had only recently been released from prison, was behind the alleged mafia leader. According to the portal, the man had served a prison sentence for “a violent robbery”.

Multiple shots fired at car

Around 10:30 p.m. the car was hit by several people Shots delivered, presumably from a passing vehicle. The 21-year-old was fatally hit by at least one projectile. The driver and two surviving passengers later parked the car in downtown Malmö, leaving the body in the back seat.

The emergency doctor who was alerted was only able to determine that the young man was dead. Later that night, the 12-year-old reported to the police and said he was the shooter. The officers arrested him shortly afterwards. As the police “Sydsvenskan” confirmed that the boy suspected of the murder had grown up in foster families.

12-year-old suspected of murder and attempted murder

Swedish media see this as a pattern of recruiting minors to commit serious violent crimes because they are not of criminal responsibility. In Malmö, more than 500 crimes are reported every year in which the perpetrator is too young to be convicted.

As Nils Norling, press spokesman for the Malmö police, confirmed to “Sydsvenskan”, the 12-year-old is suspected of murder and triple attempted murder. However, the victim was probably only hit by chance. Rather, the 23-year-old underworld great is considered a potential target.

It is unclear whether a rival mafia gang was behind the murder. However, the Swedish police do not assume that “the child planned and carried out such an act on his own initiative”. According to information from the Swedish portal “The Express“The boy had been promised 250,000 Swedish crowns (almost 23,000 euros) for the murder by as yet unknown clients.