Solna District Court on Wednesday acquitted a CEO and two elevator installers charged with gross work environment crime after five construction workers died in an elevator accident in Sundbyberg in 2023.
The ruling came after the elevator fell 30 meters at a construction site in December 2023. The court held that the investigation did not meet evidentiary requirements and failed to provide a complete picture of what led to the accident or who was responsible for the checks. Prosecutor Jenny Nordin said the verdict will be appealed. She argued that the District Court’s analysis is incorrect and that it still points to the installers’ responsibility. Trade unions Byggnads and LO criticised the acquittal. Byggnads chairman Kim Söderström called it a scandal and said no one takes responsibility when five people die.
