On 21 March 2022, a stabbing took place at Malmö Latin School in Malmö, Sweden, during which 18-year-old Fabian Cederholm stabbed and killed two female teachers with an axe and a knife before disarming himself, calling emergency services and being arrested by first responders.
| Malmö school stabbing | |
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 Malmö Latin School in 2014 | |
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| Location | Malmö Latin School, Malmö |
| Coordinates | 55°36′06″N 13°00′27″E / 55.6017°N 13.0076°E |
| Date | 21 March 2022 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Victims | Victoria Edström and Sara Böök |
| Perpetrator | Fabian Cederholm |
| Motive | Unknown |
| Verdict | Guilty; sentenced to life imprisonment |
| Convictions | 2 counts of murder |
It is the second deadliest attack on a school in Swedish history, behind the Trollhättan school stabbing six years prior in 2015, where three people were murdered.[1]
Stabbing
editAt approximately 5:10 p.m.,[2] Cederholm entered Malmö Latin School and killed two female teachers, Victoria Edström and Sara Böök with either an axe or knife.[2][3][4][5]
At 5:15, Cederholm made a phone call to emergency services explaining he had killed two teachers.[2][5] First responders arrived at 5:25 p.m. and arrested Cederholm on the third floor of the building, 10 minutes after Cederholm's phone call.[3][2]
First responders also discovered the bodies of Edström and Böök, they were taken to hospital by ambulance but were pronounced dead.[4]
Perpetrator
editFabian Vidar Cederholm (born 23 December 2003) was identified as the perpetrator and was 18 at the time of the attack. A then-student of Malmö Latin School, Cederholm wasn't known by police and had no past criminal record.[5]
Legal proceedings
editIn September 2022, Cederholm was charged with two counts of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment, making him the first teenager in Swedish history to receive such a sentence.[6][7][8]
Reactions
editPrime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she had heard the news with "sadness and dismay". Writing on Facebook, she said: "Now the police and prosecutors must find out what happened, so that the person behind this is held accountable for their actions."[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kjelldén, Jakob; Vickhoff, Alexander (2022-07-06). "18-årige eleven åtalas efter skoldådet i Malmö". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b c d "'Absolutely terrible': two women dead after violent incident at Malmö school". The Guardian. 2022-03-22. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b Savage, Maddy (2022-03-26). "Malmo stabbing prompts soul-searching in Sweden". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Malmö: Two women killed after violent attack at Swedish school". BBC News. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Student jailed for life for murdering two teachers at school in Malmö". Euronews. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Swedish student given life for killing 2 teachers with ax". The Independent. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Nord, Susanne (2022-09-08). "18-åringen döms till livstid för morden på Malmö latin". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Swedish student given life sentence for killing teachers with axe". Oxford Mail. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-01.