Police warned ahead of crazed knife attack
Friends of the man who went on a crazed knife attack in Varberg in western Sweden on Sunday, killing one and injuring two and leading to his own death, had previously warned police over his state of mind.
"The information was that he was not feeling very well and that they were worried about him," said Jonas Bergman at Halland police to the GT Expressen daily.
A description of the man was also provided to police who were unable to prevent the knife attacks which led to one woman's death and two men being rushed to hospital with stab wounds.
Police were called at around 10am on Sunday morning following the stabbing of a man on Gamla Kyrkbacken in central Varberg.
While police were hunting the suspect an hour later reports filtered in of further stabbings on Lilla Drottninggatan. A man in his late teens and an elderly lady are reported to have been stabbed at the location.
The suspect was later shot by police after refusing to surrender his weapon and subsequently died of his injuries.
Early Monday morning, there was no new information about the condition of the two men stabbed condition, according to Varberg Hospital.
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"The information was that he was not feeling very well and that they were worried about him," said Jonas Bergman at Halland police to the GT Expressen daily.
A description of the man was also provided to police who were unable to prevent the knife attacks which led to one woman's death and two men being rushed to hospital with stab wounds.
Police were called at around 10am on Sunday morning following the stabbing of a man on Gamla Kyrkbacken in central Varberg.
While police were hunting the suspect an hour later reports filtered in of further stabbings on Lilla Drottninggatan. A man in his late teens and an elderly lady are reported to have been stabbed at the location.
The suspect was later shot by police after refusing to surrender his weapon and subsequently died of his injuries.
Early Monday morning, there was no new information about the condition of the two men stabbed condition, according to Varberg Hospital.
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