Hampus Hellekant
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| Born | January 30, 1976 Danderyd, Sweden |
| Penalty | Imprisonment |
| Status | released on probation |
Karl Helge Hampus Hellekant, later Karl Svensson,[1] born January 30, 1976 in Danderyd, Sweden is a neo-Nazi who was sentenced to 11 years of prison for the murder of syndicalist union member Björn Söderberg on October 12, 1999.[2]
Shortly before the murder, Hellekant and some of his friends created "death lists" of more than 1200 Swedish individuals they wanted dead.[3][4] Because of the content of the lists, his friends were also sentenced and the murder was declared a hate crime.[5][1][3]
[edit] Murder of Björn Söderberg
On September 16, 1999, the syndicalist newspaper Arbetaren revealed that Robert Vesterlund, a prominent figure in the Swedish neo-Nazi movement, held a chair in the board of the local chapter of the Swedish Commercial Employees' Union[citation needed] at Svanströms lager[citation needed] in Stockholm.[6] Arbetaren had received the information from a co-worker of Vesterlund, the syndicalist union member Björn Söderberg.[6] A week later, Vesterlund was expelled from his union, and quit his job.[6]
Because of this, Hellekant and two friends, Björn Lindberg-Hernlund and Jimmy Niklasson came to Söderberg's home in Sätra on October 12.[7] Hellekant has admitted that he, ordered by another person, called Söderberg a few hours earlier.[8] A brawl ensued, and a few minutes later, Söderberg had been shot multiple times, including in the head.[7]
[edit] After prison
In 2005, he was caught while on temporary release from the prison, suspected of assisting a fellow inmate at the Hall prison in an escape attempt.[2]
In February 2007, he was released on probation.[5] In the fall of 2007 he started medical school at the Karolinska University Hospital.[5] When his prior crimes became known to the university as well as the media in early November, a debate ensued as to whether a convicted murderer should be allowed to practice medicine.[5] While some commentators called for an expulsion from the university,[5] Karolinska decided that he would be allowed to continue studies, with head master Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson stating there was no legal way to expel him, as "no national policy covers the situation".[1] She did however state that she considers it unethical to let convicted murderers practice medicine,[5] and that it would be hard for Hellekant to get a physicians license from the National Board of health and welfare, which is required to practice.[1] It was eventually revealed that he had falsified his high school grades to get in - this led to his expulsion.[5][1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Altman, Lawrence K.. "Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor", The New York Times, 2008-01-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ a b Hellberg, Magnus. "Känd nazist gick rakt i polisfällan", Expressen, 2005-03-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. (Swedish)
- ^ a b Peruzzi, Britt. "Hundratals svenskar kartlagda av nazister", Aftonbladet, 2000-07-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. (Swedish)
- ^ Harne, Andreas. "Morddömd nazist får gå på datakurs", Aftonbladet, 2002-09-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. (Swedish)
- ^ a b c d e f g Svantesson, Erika. "Morddömd läkarstudent utkastad", Dagens Nyheter, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. (Swedish)
- ^ a b c Aschberg, Richard; Wallin, Ulf. ""Omfattande bevis mot nazisterna"", Aftonbladet, 2000-02-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. (Swedish)
- ^ a b TT. "Björn Söderberg hedrad i hela landet", Aftonbladet, 2000-10-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. (Swedish)
- ^ Aschberg, Richard. "Han ringde offret strax före mordet", Aftonbladet, 2000-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. (Swedish)
