Police action at boarding school - three students arrested

At 3 pm on Thursday, 6-7 police patrols arrived at the boarding school Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket, north of Stockholm.

Police spokesperson Ola Österling stated that it was about planned investigative measures, reports SVT. According to information given to TV4, the operation must have occurred in one of the school's student dormitories where boys between the ages of 14 and 18 live.

At 7:30 p.m., the police were still at the school and Österling told DN that investigative measures had been initiated at the scene. He also said there was no danger to students, staff or the public in the area.

At 20.30 the police must have left the area.

On Friday, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced that three male high school students aged 18 have been arrested. The criminal classifications involved are not being disclosed at the moment due to the confidentiality of the preliminary investigation, but the prosecutor Lisa Dos Santos says that it is a crime of a serious nature.

- Intensive investigative work is now underway, among other things, several interrogations will be held, says Lisa Dos Santos.

According to TV4 Nyheter, last night the school sent out an email to guardians about the police action.

"We would like to inform you that it has come to our attention that serious incidents have occurred at SSHL. The incident has been reported to the police and during the evening the police have been on site and started their investigation," the letter read, among other things, according to TV4.

The school's CEO Sofia Kinberg writes in an email to DN that they "need to get an overall picture and are now focusing on the students at the school". School activities will continue as usual.

No later than October 11, the prosecutor needs to announce whether or not the men are to be detained.