Teenager charged after youngster stabbed at Swedish 'no-go zone' shopping centre
A TEENAGER has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another youth in the neck in a 'no-go zone' shopping centre in Sweden.
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Nordstan in Gothenburg has made headlines as police admitted the shopping centre, which is Sweden’s largest, was overrun by migrant youth gangs who harassed girls, dealt drugs openly and intimidated police.
One youth has been now charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed another teen in the neck during an altercation at the shopping centre.
The fight erupted after the accused allegedly confronted the victim over stolen money.
Following the incident, the youngster fled to a nearby harbour, where he was then allegedly struck with two iron bars.
One thug has been charged after stabbing another youngster at Nordstan shopping centre
The charged teenager has disputed the claims as he insisted the victim has attacked him first.
It comes as Gothenburg police over the weekend said they have been forced implement extraordinary measures to cope with the increased number of incidents.
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Nordstan is Sweden’s largest shopping centre in terms of sales and number of visitors, however once the shops close at 8pm, criminal youth gangs take over despite officers turning out in force.
Jonas Bergqvist, one of the team managers of the city police, told Expressen: “We have seen an increase since last autumn, with mostly unaccompanied minors who are staying here in North Town.
“In the evening they deal drugs and violence between fractions sometimes occur. If there are conflicts from their home countries, they bring them here.”
While his colleague Rikard Sorensen added the thugs was experiencing increasing levels of increasingly more aggressive toward police.
He said: “There is a lot of drugs circulating. I wouldn’t even let my son go down to North Town.
“There is a risk of robbery, but also harassment of girls.”
The teenager claimed he pulled out the knife to defend himself
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Mr Sorensen condemned the situation as he made a clear dig at the liberal country’s immigration policy, as many for the foreign youths wreaking havoc lacked identification papers.
Explaining the lack of documentation forced them to hand the detained vandals over to social services because they could not prove they were adults, the officer said it lead to the crooks being back on the streets within a short period of time.
“I've had people in front of me that look like they are 35, but who claim to be 15. I can’t prove they’re lying so we have to release them,” Mr Sorensen said.