A woman in her 20s has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and unlawful threats following an incident in Piteå early Sunday morning, according to local reports. Police were called to an address in Piteå shortly before 2:30 AM on March 15, 2026, regarding a suspected assault. The victim, another woman, was taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
The suspect was arrested during the night and is reportedly being held by prosecutors. According to police sources cited in the Norrländska Socialdemokraten, the two women were not complete strangers to each other. The Piteå-Tidningen reported that the arrested woman is suspected of both aggravated assault and unlawful threats.
No further details about the relationship between the women or the circumstances of the assault have been released by authorities.