Malexander
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Malexander
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| Coordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°ECoordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Boxholm Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 75 |
| • Density | 296/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Malexander is a minor village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, well-known for the 1999 Police Murders. The village, which is located clost to the lake Sommen, has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops.[2]
Malexander murders
Main article: Malexander murders
On 28 May, the "Östgöta Enskilda Bank" in Kisa was robbed by three masked and armed men: former mercenary Jackie Arklöv and the two neonazis Tony Olsson and Andreas Axelsson. The loot was approximately 2,6 million Swedish kronor.[3] While trying to stop the robbers, Swedish policemen Olle Borén (42 years) and Robert Karlström (30 years) were executed on a country road, with their own service pistols by shots to their heads.[4]
Andreas Axelsson was hurt during the gunfire, and he was arrested while seeking attention at a hospital. Tony Olsson managed to escape the country (probably with help from his fiancée). About a week later he was arrested in Costa Rica, and along with him about one million Swedish kronor from the loot was found.[3] Because of some bureaucratic fuss he wasn't sent to Sweden until a couple of weeks after his arrest.[5]
The 3rd robber, Jackie Arklöv, was arrested in Stockholm three days after the robbery. Due to an attempt to escape the seizure, Arklöv was shot in the lung during the arrest. However, the injuries were not life-threatening.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0811/2005A01/tabell12005.xls. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ http://www.boxholm2.com/boxholm2/BOXHOLM_2.html
- ^ a b Lindstrand, Niclas (28 July 2004). "Fick livstid för morden i Malexander". Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/fick-livstid-for-morden-i-malexander-1.292374. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Tures, Ewa (4 November 2006). "Jackie Arklöv mötte polisstudenter". Dagens Nyheter. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå. http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/jackie-arklov-motte-polisstudenter-1.506718. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Lindström, P. O. (28 July 2004). "Bakgrund: Polismorden i Malexander". Svenska Dagbladet. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå. http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/bakgrund-polismorden-i-malexander_156474.svd. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Jackie Arklöv sköts ned". Aftonbladet. 31 May 1999. http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/9905/31/jackie.html. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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