Dubbelmordet på Tors gård år 2005 prövas i hovrätten efter att en man dömts via dna-släktforskning.
Hovrätten prövar dom mot man i 45-årsåldern som dömts till 14 års fängelse för medhjälp till det uppmärksammade dubbelmordet på Tors gård i Brattås 2005, upptäckt via ny dna-släktforskning.
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Tor Öberg och Gerd Viklund hittades mördade på Tors gård i Brattås den 2 juni 2005.
Den 2 juni 2005 hittades Tor Öberg och Gerd Viklund, ett särbopar i 70-årsåldern, ihjälslagna på Tors gård i Brattås strax utanför Härnösands tätort.
Dubbelmordet hade skett två dagar dessförinnan. Mordvapnet, sannolikt en av Tor Öbergs yxor, har aldrig återfunnits.
Dna-spår säkrades på brottsplatsen. När Dna-släktforskning blev lagligt sommaren 2025 valdes brattåsutredningen ut som första fall. Då skapade Nationellt forensiskt centrum i samarbete med Rättsmedicinalverket en utökad dna-profil av den person som avsatt spåret.
Den laddades upp i en av de tillåtna kommersiella släktforskningsdatabaserna och därefter kunde polisens dna-släktforskare Linda Kvist spåra personen.
Våren 2026 fick hon träff på en man i 45-årsåldern från Katrineholm – och den 8 april greps han. Han dömdes mot sitt nekande under den efterföljande rättegången till 14 års fängelse för medhjälp till mord i två fall.
Domen är överklagad och fallet tas upp i hovrätten med start den 5 november.
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Three 18-year-old male high school students have been arrested after an extensive police operation at Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket. The prosecutor states that it is a crime of a serious nature, but details are kept secret due to pre-trial confidentiality.
Three male high school students aged 18 have been arrested after a large police operation at the Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket. The crimes under investigation are said to be aggravated unlawful coercion and aggravated sexual assault.
On June 2, 2005, Tor Öberg and Gerd Viklund were found beaten to death on Tor's farm in Brattås outside Härnösand. The murder weapon has never been recovered. DNA traces were secured and in 2025 DNA genealogy was used to identify a man from Katrineholm, who in April 2026 was arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison for accessory to murder. The sentence has been appealed and will be taken up in the Court of Appeal on November 5.
A firefighter at the rescue service in Jönköping has been accused of sexual harassment and abusive discrimination against a female colleague, including inappropriate comments and questions about touching her breasts. An external investigation confirmed the harassment and pointed to a negative work environment influenced by inappropriate jargon. The head of the rescue service, Samuel Nyström, calls it a failure and has ordered a new investigation into the work environment.
On September 15, the police raided an apartment on Tosterön and found 150 kilos of amphetamine with a street value of SEK 30–50 million. A couple in their 30s are in custody suspected of particularly serious drug offences. The seizure is described as the largest ever handled by the prosecutor's office in Eskilstuna. The drug is with the National Forensic Center for analysis and a trial is expected in November.

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