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Father charged with weapons crime after Malmö murder probe

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Key Points
  • A 24-year-old woman is in custody for aiding a murder in Malmö.
  • Police found a rifle during a house search, leading to her father being charged with a weapons crime.
  • The father claimed he bought the item at a flea market over 10 years ago, thinking it was not an original.

A 24-year-old woman is in custody suspected of aiding a murder in Malmö. Police found a weapon during a house search at an address linked to her shortly after the fatal shooting. The woman's father has now been charged with a weapons crime.

On the evening of December 12, a 21-year-old man was shot dead in a car in the Oxie district of Malmö. A week later, two women from Karlskrona were taken into custody suspected of aiding the fatal shooting. During the arrests, police conducted house searches at the women's homes and several other addresses connected to them.

he bought the item over 10 years ago at a flea market, thinking it was not an original but just a frame, and that he likes antiques

the father, father of one of the women suspected of aiding the murder

In a villa, police found a rifle, leading to the father of one woman being charged. In an interview, the father said he bought the item over 10 years ago at a flea market, thinking it was not an original but just a frame, and that he likes antiques. A police technical examination determined the weapon was unusable in its current condition but still required a permit.

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