Four young men from a Nazi activist group face hate crime charges in Stockholm. Prosecutors say they robbed and assaulted multiple men during one summer night.
The men range from 20 to 24 years old. They allegedly targeted victims based on foreign backgrounds. This was a completely unprovoked attack, according to prosecutor Gustav Andersson.
On August 27, the group first robbed one man in central Stockholm. They threatened his friend during the incident. The victim suffered beatings with punches and kicks.
Just minutes later, they severely assaulted another man. The attack began with a hard blow to the back of his head without warning. The violence knocked him to the ground where he received more blows to his body and head.
Andersson described the assault as particularly ruthless. He classified it as aggravated assault due to its severity.
Later that night, three of the men attacked another victim on the subway. They punched the man multiple times in the face. They also struck and kicked his body. The group tried to drag him off the train to continue the beating.
All four men belong to a known Nazi and violence-promoting activist movement. Swedish authorities are treating these as clear hate crimes. The pattern of targeting individuals based on ethnicity shows deliberate racial motivation behind the attacks.