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Four sentenced for arson with Foxtrot network links

Key Points
  • Three teenage girls and a 20-year-old man sentenced for multiple arson attacks in Hässleholm, Eslöv, and Örebro.
  • The indictment links the crimes to the criminal network Foxtrot, with chats referencing hand grenates and Valborg.
  • The motive is largely unclear, but the Hässleholm fire may be connected to threats or revenge against a relative of a convicted individual.

Three teenage girls and a 20-year-old man have been sentenced for being behind several arson attacks. The crimes involved a total of five fires or attempted fires in Hässleholm, Eslöv, and Örebro. According to the indictment, the youths filmed the fires as they carried out the assignment.

The 20-year-old man is suspected of having a driving role. According to the indictment, there are links to the criminal network Foxtrot. ' In a chat, it emerges that one of the teenage girls is on her way to Örebro with individuals involved in Foxtrot.

According to the prosecutor, the motive is largely unclear. However, the fire in Hässleholm may, according to the indictment, have been linked to threats or revenge. At the address in question, a relative of a woman previously convicted for an explosion in Malmö is registered, and on the same day the fire occurred, she was due to appear in court.

The trial was held in Malmö District Court after being moved from Hässleholm for security reasons.

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