The Winnie the Pooh plush toy saved the youngster's life(Image: Newsflash)A toddler was saved from a bullet by her Winnie the Pooh toy after a teenager allegedly broke into the family home and killed her father. The two-year-old girl, who can't be named due to her age, had been clutching her teddy, which caught the bullet and buffeted any significant impact. The 16-year-old boy who fired it had mistaken the mother, father and their two children for another target with the same last name, a court was told. He allegedly opened fire with a rifle, killing the 40-year-old dad who was asleep on the sofa of the family home in Vastberga, Stockholm, and badly injuring the mother. The eldest daughter had been asleep in her room and went unnoticed by the killer before he fled. The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, is on trial at Sodertorn District Court in Sweden, accused of murder and attempted murder. The court heard he left the area in a taxi, and travelled nearly 10 miles to Tullinge, where he killed two women, aged 20 and 60. Four others who were at the residence managed to escape. He was later caught and arrested by police alongside two other teenagers, one of whom, a 15-year-old boy, had organised the murders and the other, a 16-year-old girl, had provided the weapon as well as the addresses, prosecutors said at the start of this week's trial. The shooter was offered SEK 150,000 (£11,235) per person killed, the court heard. The two-year-old was wearing this thick romper and cuddling the toy, both of which buffeted the impact of the bullet (Image: Newsflash)The 15-year-old boy was charged with inciting the murders and attempted murders. The girl was charged with aiding and abetting murder. All three are also charged with aggravated weapons offences for jointly possessing the automatic weapon used in the fatal shootings. The 16-year-old's taxi rides to and from the crime scenes were paid for by a 22-year-old with connections to a local criminal gang that has been targeting rival groups. The 22-year-old is charged with accessory to murder. Attorney Rebecka Lewis, who represents the victims, told local media: "It is the most gruesome case I have ever dealt with." Anders Thornberg, national police chief, said earlier: "We are shocked by the brutality and see that the limits of violence continue to be pushed forward. The police are working with full force to prevent crime and stop the wave of violence." 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The Book of Opeth is available now for all fans who want to take a deeper look into the history of the legendary Swedish band so we flipped through a few essential parts to show fans what they can expect As Opeth mastermind Mikael Akerfeldt says himself “There are photos in here I’ve never seen before.” The book goes back all the way to Opeth’s earliest inception with Akerfeldt in the group spending a lot of time showcasing the “advent” of Opeth The book tells Opeth’s story chronologically with first-person recollections from classic former and current members tying all the strings together Opeth producer and Porcupine Tree legend Steven Wilson also offers much text delving into albums like Damnation and Deliverance while speaking of Akerfeldt’s many contributions to the world of metal The first 4,000 copies of The Book of Opeth come with an exclusive piece of vinyl Acoustic versions of “Atonement” and “Demon of the Fall” are pressed upon the 7-inch Looking all the way to the back of The Book of Opeth a comprehensive discography lists every piece of material Opeth has ever put out including extremely limited-edition promotional pressings and even VHS tapes Check out our flip-through of The Book of Opeth in the video above and see more photos of the book in the gallery below. 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To grab a copy of The Book of Opeth, click here Pro Hockey Rumors March 4, 2025 at 5:30 pm CDT | by 1 Comment It’s a familiar transaction for both players Today’s roster move is the sixth time Lekkerimaki has been recalled from Abbotsford this season and it’s the ninth reassignment for Bains although Lekkerimaki makes approximately $100K more at the NHL level Lekkerimaki is arguably the best prospect in Vancouver’s pipeline he hasn’t gained much traction in the NHL this year due to the frequent taxiing between Vancouver and Abbotsford Sweden native has recorded two goals and one assist in 11 contests His 49.8% CorsiFor% at even strength and 12.5% shooting percentage are solid but it’s not a large enough sample size to make any concrete judgments about his development He’s played far more promisingly with the AHL Canucks In his first full year in North American professional hockey Lekkerimaki is nearly a point-per-game player in the AHL with 19 goals and 28 points in 32 contests It won’t be enough to earn the Red Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s top rookie but it’s an impressive season nonetheless Bains has been less productive in a fourth-line role Despite four games separating him from losing his rookie status Bains has looked somewhat lost at the NHL level He is a physical player with 24 career hits in limited action but he doesn’t play well enough on the defensive side of the puck to overlook his offensive shortcomings where he’s collected seven goals and 20 assists in 32 games this season Transactions| Vancouver Canucks | Log in Register Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League Register A man aged in his 50s was shot and killed last night in Botkyrka He was shot inside a residence in the Tullinge area Several other people were present at the time of the shooting Radio Swedenenglish@sverigesradio.se plus weekly summary on Fridays at 4.30pm on P2 (P6 89.6FM in Stockholm) Kontakta gärna Sveriges Radios forum för teknisk support där vi besvarar dina frågor vardagar kl Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD will release their fourth album The CD was recorded between January 14 and February 2 at Panic Room studios in Skara with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson and marks the group's first release with new drummer Amit Mohla "This album ended up being the best DEGRADEAD album so far Commented Johansson: "It has been great going back to the roots even on this one No drum triggers or sample replacements used whatsoever which is otherwise so commonplace in today's metal productions with getting the right sounds from the start and having Amit actually playing the parts until we got the takes we needed switching snares for different songs etc.. 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The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden A 17-year-old teenager was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 years in jail – the longest prison sentence Sweden has ever given to such a young person – over the triple murder Södertörn District Court found him guilty of three murders and seven attempted murders was found guilty of instigating the murders and sentenced to ten years in jail The judge said that the sentences corresponded to lifetime imprisonment for an adult person the killing spree took place at the peak of Sweden’s gang conflict last autumn between the so-called Foxtrot gang and a rival breakout group which saw the brutality brought to new heights with even the innocent relatives of gang criminals actively being targeted and shot dead a 40-year-old father of two young girls where he found the mother with the youngest of the couple’s children One of the bullets went straight through the woman’s body continued through the Winnie the Pooh plush toy that the child was clutching who was able to stop herself from bleeding to death by pressing her hand into the bullet hole – both survived The mum was hugging the child and the child was hugging Winnie the Pooh This is the most horrific criminal case I’ve ever had,” the Aftonbladet newspaper has previously quoted the mother’s legal counsel as saying The family had no connection to gang crime It's believed to be a case of mistaken identity the shooter went to the house of a well-known artist in Tullinge whose family happened to be related to a gang criminal he killed a 60-year-old grandmother and a 20-year-old woman described as the family’s “bonus daughter” The older woman’s 33-year-old daughter and her three underage children were in the house at the time “The same perpetrator goes to the homes of people he doesn’t know searches for and in cold blood shoots the people he comes across It’s so awfully brutal,” lead investigator Annika Teckner told Swedish news agency TT the police officers have to deal with the children at these crime scenes where there are dead bodies they are carried out with blankets over their heads so that they won’t see the horror,” she said and sentenced them to 16 years in jail and juvenile detention Police have raised concern of gang leaders recruiting younger and younger people to carry out serious crimes luring them in until they’re trapped in an escalation of violence This month, Sweden and Denmark announced a joint response to gang crime vowing to step up information-sharing and efforts to prevent the recruitment of young criminals told Aftonbladet that one of the hardest things for her client during the trial had been that the accused showed no regret “It would have felt better for her if they had confessed and shown their regret But this total detachment that they showed was difficult for my client,” said Lewis but rather a sense of resignation and sadness for society How can such young people do this to a family with children Please log in here to leave a comment Two women have been shot to death inside a house in Tullinge Police say they have arrested two murder suspects Swedish Radio News says according to its sources a well-known Swedish artist is also registered as living at the address Recent shootings in the Stockholm area are said to be targetting the family members of people involved in criminal gangs associate professor of criminology at Malmö University said the deliberate targetting of criminals' relatives and friends is potentially new The recent shooting of a 50-year-old man in Tullinge and the arson attack on a block of flats in Botkyrka targeted family members and friends of criminals according to the newspaper Dagens Nyheter Simon Lintersimon.linter@sverigesradio.se A 16-year-old boy has been remanded in custody with probable cause on suspicion of three murders that took place last week in the greater Stockholm area The boy is suspected of shooting and killing a man in his forties at a house in Västberga and then killing two women at a house in Tullinge in the early hours of Friday At a custody hearing in Stockholm this afternoon who according to his lawyer denies the crimes was also remanded into youth detention on suspicion of two attempted murders and two suspected aggravated weapons offences Det första landslagslägret för pojkar födda 2004 hålls första dagarna i augusti på Bosön och 46 spelare har fått kallelsen Bilden: Förbundskapten Christofer Augustsson vid utvecklingslägret i Halmstad i början av månaden P15-landslagets debutlandskamper kommer spelas mot Finland i Visby 20 och 22 augusti I september följer även bortalandskamper i Norge Biljetterna till Sverige–Algeriet släppta Trupp till läger på Bosön i maj