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Police have revealed the identity of the victim killed in the shocking sword attack at a high school in central Sweden this week.
On Saturday, August 22, it was confirmed that the victim of the deadly attack was a 17-year-old girl.
Meanwhile, two boys aged 12 and 17 were also seriously injured in the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta on Friday afternoon, according to local authorities, while a third person sustained minor injuries.
Who attacked the Brinell School in Fagersta?
An 18-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested and police said they were treating the case as murder and attempted murder.
Sweden's public broadcaster reported that the suspect was wearing a helmet and local media also said he was a former student.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson visited the school, where flower tributes have been laid to honour the victims, on Saturday morning.
Students at the school had only just returned to the classroom following the summer break when the deadly attack unfolded on Friday afternoon.
Lockdown in the area after deadly sword incident
The police later confirmed they fired shots after being called to the scene but did not say whether the alleged attacker was hit before he was detained.
Eight other schools in the area were placed under lockdown measures, which have now been lifted, while a state of high alert was declared in the Västmanland region after the attack.
The school has just under 500 students on its roster, according to SVT, and is located 170 km north-west of the capital, Stockholm.
Investigators have already carried out two house searches in connection with the suspect, police said.
On Friday, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the attack as a "serious incident," and said "We do not know what lies behind the act, but we know that police are working very intensively", in a post on X.
Moreover, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf said he received the news "with dismay and sadness".
