Scientists and astronaut in homeopathic ‘suicide attempt’
A group of Swedish scientists, headed by astronaut Christer Funglesang, took a massive overdose of homeopathic sleeping pills in an attempt to discred...
Son’s honour killing conviction transferred to parents
A husband and wife, whose teenage son was convicted of killing the boyfriend of their younger daughter, have been sentenced to ten years in prison aft...
Father arrested after son’s stab death
A man has been arrested in Umea, northern Sweden, after his seven year-old son was stabbed to death at home.
Parents fined for hot sauce punishment
A Swedish couple have been ordered to pay damages to their children after forcing them to swallow Tabasco hot sauce as a punishment for lying.
Medical agency stumped by exorcist killer case
The National Board of Forensic Medicine in Sweden has admitted that it cannot fully assess the relapse risk of a man imprisoned for killing his seven ...
School wrong to sack ‘sex maniac’ Facebook head
A Swedish school, which sacked its headmaster for publishing half naked pictures of himself and joining sexually-themed groups on Facebook, has been t...
Man denied ‘His Majesty’ name change
The Swedish tax agency has rejected the request of an ordinary citizen to have ‘His Majesty’ officially added to his name.
Closed case could be revisited after farmer’s suspicious death
Police in southern Sweden are investigating a possible link between a farmer who was found dead last Friday and the mysterious deaths of his brother a...