Sweden charges three police over fatal shooting of Down's syndrome man


  • World
  • Friday, 12 Apr 2019

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Prosecution Authority will charge three police officers over the fatal shooting of a 20-year old with Down's syndrome and autism in August last year in a case that has raised concerns over the use of deadly force.

Eric Torell, who had the mental age of a three year-old, died in a hail of bullets after sneaking out of his home in Stockholm in the middle of the night to play.

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