Stockholm - A Swedish prosecutor Monday called for a life sentence to be upheld against a German woman previously convicted for beating to death two young children in Sweden.
Christine Schuerrer was convicted in October of killing a three- year-old boy and one-year-old girl and injuring their mother in an attack on March 17, 2008.
Schuerrer, 32, was convicted without forensic evidence such as DNA or fingerprints linking her to the crime scene in Arboga, central Sweden.
"A life sentence is the only option," prosecutor Frieda Gummesson said in her closing statement, underlining that "exceptional" violence was used against the children and their mother.
Arjeplog, Sweden - They do things differently in Arjeplog. In most parts of northwest Sweden, the landscape is shrouded in an eerie silence from late autumn onwards, but when the days are very short and the nights bitterly cold, this remote settlement near the Arctic Circle suddenly comes to life.
Keeping a high pedigree and good looking dog has become a style statement these days. This is quite evident when we see world celebrities like socialite Paris Hilton and pop diva Britney Spears, who are often photographed carrying "handbag dogs."
Stockholm - Over half of all Swedish girls aged 15 to 18 who access chat rooms and so-called communities on the internet have received unwanted sexual invitations or have been sexually harassed, Svenska Dagbladet reported Tuesday.
Stockholm - Investor AB, the investment company with key stakes in leading Swedish blue-chip companies, Tuesday reported a loss for fourth quarter 2008 in the wake of the global financial downturn.
Stockholm - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt arrived Monday on an unannounced visit to Swedish troops based in Afghanistan, news reports said.
