Children are growingly recruited by criminal gangs across Sweden to commit murders and other crimes, exploiting kids’ young age to avoid prosecution.
Swedish police has concluded a year-long investigation into a case involving an 11-year-old child who expressed a desire to kill, saying he ‘cannot wait for his first dead body’ on Instagram. The child was then allegedly offered $13,680 by a 19-year-old contact to carry out a murder, with the promise of clothes and transportation to the crime scene in Varmland province, according to AFP.
This case is part of a larger trend in Sweden, where gang-related violence—including shootings and bombings linked to turf wars and the drug trade—continues to rise. Sweden's gang crime network is highly organized, with leaders operating from abroad and using encrypted messaging platforms such as Telegram, Snapchat, and Signal to recruit children under 15, the age of criminal responsibility.
‘It's organized like a job market, with missions posted on di...
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