Wieselgren had become “a symbol of psychiatry in Sweden, due to her prominent position for many years,” the prosecutor added.
The suspect in the murder of a psychiatrist during a political event, on Wednesday in the islandGotland, Swedenwanted to attack Swedish psychiatry, according to authorities.
The 33-year-old, who confessed to the crime, claimed he killed psychiatrist Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, because he was “dissatisfied with Swedish psychiatric science,” the prosecutor handling the case, Petra Göttel, told a news conference. which he granted.
Wieselgren had become “a symbol of psychiatry in Sweden, due to her prominent position for many years,” the prosecutor added.
The suspect, who himself has psychiatric problems, was under the influence of drugs. He attacked the doctor in broad daylight in the tourist town of Visby, which is this week hosting the Almendalen political festival, attended by senior figures from almost all Swedish parties.
According to the prosecutor, the suspect acted alone and his act is not connected to the neo-Nazi organization NMR, with which he had been in contact in the past, as reported by the Swedish media.
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