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Man arrested after assault in Norrköping apartment

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Key Points
  • Police arrested a man and a woman for aggravated assault after reports of screams from an apartment in Norrköping.
  • The victim, a man, was hospitalized with unknown injuries after being assaulted with a weapon.
  • The man remains detained, the woman was released, and police are conducting forensic investigations.

Police in Norrköping, Sweden, responded to an incident on April 1 after the public reported hearing screams and thuds from an apartment in the Oxelbergen area. A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault. According to early information, the victim, a man, was subjected to violence with some form of weapon and was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.

The police have cordoned off the apartment and initiated forensic measures, including door-knocking in the area and interviewing individuals. The arrested man has been detained by a prosecutor, while the woman has been released. Police note that the information is preliminary and may change.

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