Life-sentenced woman withdraws application for fixed-term sentence

Rabu, 15 Juli 2026

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The woman sentenced to life imprisonment after the 2010 fire in Grängesberg has withdrawn her latest application to have the sentence converted to a fixed term.

The woman was sentenced in summer 2010 for murder, attempted murder and aggravated arson. One man died in the fire while his son managed to escape the house.

She has often been referred to in the media as Svarta änkan. The application was withdrawn according to information from Dagens Juridik.

The details come from NyaLudvikaTidning.se citing the Grängesberg ruling.

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