John Hron

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John Hron, born 1981, murdered 1995, was a Swedish boy who was tortured and murdered by neo-Nazis 17 August 1995.

John was camping with a friend by a small lake near the small town Kode in Kungälv Municipality. Four young men, aged 15-18, appeared. They beat John badly, and then threw him into the water. Soon after, they ordered John to swim back, which he refused. They then threatened to beat up John's friend instead, which made John return. Two hours of tortured commenced. After he became unconscious, two of the attackers continued kicking him for several minutes. After that, they threw John's fractured body in the water. It quickly sunk.

In the court, the 18 year old boy who was the main person behind the abuse was sentenced to eight years in prison for murder. He was released on January 1, 2001. A 15-year boy was sentenced to five years imprisonment for murder. The two others were sentenced to ten and four months in prison, respectively.

[edit] References

• (Swedish) Från skolkare – till kallblodig mördare Interview with one of the murderers, from Aftonbladet, May 11, 2000
• Murder of John Hron, at Nizkor.org
• (Swedish) Trial: John Hron
• (Swedish) Appeal: John Hron

[edit] External links

• Remember John Hron, at Nizkor.org
• Speech by Prime Minister Göran Persson at the Memorial Service for the Victims of the Holocaust, Stockholm Synagogue, 27 January, 2004