The man suspected of the murder of Wieselgren admits the stabbing. The knife attack took place in Visby during the political week Almedalsuka in Sweden. The prosecution believes that the deceased woman was the target of the attack. This is what public prosecutor Petra Götell says to Dagens Nyheter. – It has to do with her public profile, says Götell. Participated in politician gathering It was the well-known psychiatrist Ing-Marie Wieselgren (64) who was stabbed and died in Visby on Wednesday, where she participated in Almedalsuka. Almedalen Week is held annually in Visby on Gotland, where representatives of the political parties in Sweden gather and discuss politics. A man admits the stabbing that took place in Visby on Wednesday. Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT NYHETSBYRÅN / NTB According to Aftonbladet, Wieselgren was the national coordinator for psychiatric issues at SKR, the member and employer organization for Swedish municipalities and regions. During a press conference on Wednesday night, the police said that they did not rule out a political motive behind the murder. – But what has emerged in the investigation so far gives no sign of it, said the police chief on Gotland, Fredrik Persson, during the press conference. Connected to neo-Nazi group The 33-year-old suspect has not previously been convicted. Defender Staffan Fredriksson confirms to Swedish Expressen that the man was questioned on Thursday night. – My client acknowledges the relationship and has given a short account, says Fredriksson. He can not say whether the suspect admits the murder. According to Expressen, the man has links to the Nordic resistance movement, which is a neo-Nazi group. Among other things, he is said to have participated in Nazi demonstrations, the newspaper reports.
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