Boy released, another man detained

Since Monday, a man in his 50s and a boy under 18 have been detained, suspected of involvement in the murder of a man in his 30s in Malå. The boy has now been released, while another man in his fifties has been detained.

On Monday night, a man in his 30s was found seriously injured in a home in Malå. The man later died from his injuries. The case is being investigated as a suspected murder.

On Monday night, a man in his 30s was found seriously injured in a home in Malå. The man later died from his injuries. The case is being investigated as a suspected murder.

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Malå2023-02-16 10:05

Ida Viderlund, the boy's defence lawyer, says that the boy was released on Wednesday evening.

– I received the message late last night that he has been released, she says.

Both the boy and the man were "reasonably arrested" on suspicion of murder, which is the lower level of suspicion.

Is the boy still a suspect?

– I have had not had close contact with the investigator, so I cannot answer that question at the moment, says Viderlund.

She says she hasn't had contact with the boy yet either.

– But the fact that my client is released is of course positive.

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Ida Viderlund is the boy's defence lawyer.

During the week, the boy, accompanied by Viderlund, was questioned several times. 

What do you think of the evidence presented?

- I can state that it is the lower level of suspicion that my client had been arrested on, says Viderlund.

The adult man is still in custody, says the man's defence lawyer, Jens Nyström. No later than 12 o'clock today, prosecutor Linnea Hedström must make a decision whether the man should be released or continue to be detained.

At the same time, another person has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder, reports SVT Nyheter Västerbotten .The man is 55 years old, according to SVT.