A man in his 40s has been remanded in custody on probable cause for the murder of a woman in Karlskrona. The incident occurred on Thursday in Galgamarken, where the woman was found severely stabbed and later died in hospital. The man denies the crime but has consented to the detention.
On Thursday, police were called to an address in Galgamarken, Karlskrona, around lunchtime. There, a woman in her 50s was found severely stabbed outdoors. She was taken to hospital by ambulance, but by 3 p.m. the same day, doctors could not save her life.
A man was found at the scene and initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was detained that evening, and on Sunday, he was remanded in custody on probable cause for murder by Blekinge District Court. Prosecutor Anna Johansson Toresten confirms it involves fatal violence with a knife.
– It involves fatal violence with a knife, but I cannot say anything more about the sequence of events, Anna Johansson Toresten tells SVT Nyheter.
She mentions there is a connection between the man and the woman but does not specify what it is. The man, in his 40s, denies the crime.
– My client denies the crime but has consented to being remanded, says his lawyer Mats Lind.
Police are investigating the sequence of events, and the suspected murder weapon has been seized. In the area, police have set up a mobile police office to enhance security after the incident. The church in Karlskrona has held memorial services for the victim, with candle lighting at Emanuelskyrkan.