Gunnar Strömmer

It is a late summer evening in Biskopsgården when volleys of gunfire break the silence. It is the policeman Danman who has been shot. He should soon had been a father for the first time - but he will never get to meet his daughter

The calm of Christmas Day turns to terror in Boden when a 57-year-old woman is stabbed to death in her home and her two teenage daughters are seriously injured. When the police arrive at the scene, the suspected perpetrator is shot dead. The case later sparks a major debate about compulsory psychiatric care and risk assessments. Leif GW Persson examines the case and the aftermath.

13-year-olds are to be imprisoned at Kumla. The prison director has protested – but is preparing the cells. Come with us to the high-security prison where the children will be held.