The 764 case: the 18-year-old from Umeå is appealing the sentence

The Umeå resident, who went by the nickname "Chai" in various forums, was convicted in the Umeå district court for around 40 crimes committed remotely in several different countries.

He was convicted of two counts of attempted murder of a victim in Germany whom he urged to strangle himself with cable ties, and one count of aiding and abetting attempted murder for causing a 14-year-old to stab a person in Hässelby.

He was also sentenced for, among other things, aggravated assault, rape, aggravated child pornography and animal cruelty.

In addition to a long prison sentence, he was also sentenced to pay damages of just over SEK 1.8 million to seven plaintiffs.

New pilot case

That someone is sentenced for having caused others to harm themselves via the Internet is new and previously untested. The lawyer has questioned parts of the indictment during the trial and therefore it was expected that he would appeal, says Jenny Östling who is a prosecutor at the national unit against international and organized crime.

- In addition, he also received a long prison sentence, which in itself on a general level is usually an incentive to appeal. If you don't think you have much to lose by complaining, it can be closer to hand, she says.

Jenny Östling herself has not seen the appeal yet, but sees advantages in the case being taken up in the Court of Appeal.

- There are advantages in having prejudicial judgments to be able to lean on in other similar cases, she says.