Six teenagers detained for suspected gang rape

The police crackdown on the six teenagers was coordinated early on Tuesday, November 3. After the Attunda district court's decision on Friday, all the detainees suspected of aggravated rape are in Märsta north of Stockholm. Prosecutor Emelie Hammar does not want to give any details about the incident at this time.

- The six people are under the age of 18 and are suspected on probable grounds of aggravated rape. I claim that it is a one-time event and it must have taken place in March, she says.

According to information to DN, the suspected boys were all 15 years old at the time of the crime, which is stated as March 21 this year. Emelie Hammar does not want to specify where the incident took place.

- I don't want to say where the place is. But there is information in the investigation about where it should be, she says.

These are young people who are suspected. How does this play out?

- It has an impact on the assessment of proportionality in the deprivation of liberty. For a person under 18, special reasons are required for one to be detained. There I make the assessment that it is a serious crime with a high penalty value, says Emelie Hammar.

She also refers to risks that the suspects could influence the investigation or each other's information if they were not in custody.

What can you say about the plaintiff in the case?

- I have not disclosed information about gender, age or relationship to the suspects. I don't want to comment on that either.

The investigation takes place with extra urgency due to the fact that the suspects are young. The district court has set a deadline of November 20 for the prosecutor to decide whether the suspects should remain in custody.

Why did it take so long for them to be detained?

- I cannot say anything about how or when the report came to the attention of the police, says Emelie Hammar.

All detained boys deny any crime.