Murder in Ängelholm, honey fraud and train halt

A woman has been found dead in a home in Ängelholm and a man has been arrested, suspected of murder. In Malmö, 16 tonnes of Danish honey have been sold as Swedish, and between Ystad and Simrishamn trains are at a standstill after an electrical fault. Here are the most important news items from Skåne län.

Woman found dead in Ängelholm – man arrested for murder

A woman has been found dead in a home in Ängelholm on Wednesday afternoon, the police report. A man has been arrested, suspected of murder. The woman and the man were close to each other.

The home is cordoned off and a forensic examination will be carried out. The police will also knock on doors and question the suspected man. “The type of injuries she has makes us suspect murder,” says the police press spokesperson. The police are otherwise tight-lipped about the suspected crime. SVT Nyheter Helsingborg

Danish honey sold as Swedish – 16 tonnes banned

A company in Malmö sold Danish honey as Swedish. Miljöförvaltningen i Malmö (the municipality's office that inspects food) had received complaints that the company had bought large quantities of Danish honey and rebottled it into glass jars labelled as Swedish honey. During an inspection, storage buildings were discovered where large quantities of Danish honey were kept without the buildings having been registered as food establishments.

All the honey, 16 tonnes, has been placed under a ban until further notice. 1 tonne of it had been poured into Swedish-labelled honey jars. “We consider that labelling the honey incorrectly misleads the consumer. We have also taken samples to check that the honey does not contain anything else, as a purely precautionary measure,” says the head of unit at Miljöförvaltningen i Malmö. The business owner admits that a mistake was made and says that the company had higher demand than it could supply. Miljöförvaltningen is awaiting the test results – if they are approved and the labelling is correct, the ban will likely be lifted. SVT Nyheter Skåne

Train services stopped between Ystad and Simrishamn

There is a stoppage in train services between Ystad and Simrishamn due to an electrical fault that occurred during the morning of 28 October. According to Trafikverket, trains cannot run for the rest of the day, and the earlier forecast that morning trains will run again on Thursday morning is not certain.

“It depends on whether they find what is wrong,” says Trafikverket's press communications officer. Trafikverket cannot see any vandalism and cannot currently explain the electrical fault, but there has been an earlier electrical fault, and whether there is a connection is being investigated. Buses are replacing the trains during the day, and technicians from Vattenfall are on site. SVT Nyheter Skåne

Man arrested in Lund – forced victim to ATM

At around 2 a.m. in the night leading up to Wednesday, the police in Lund were alerted. Passers-by are said to have seen a man threaten and force a man around 25 years old to go with him. After the police reviewed surveillance cameras in the area, both men were found at an ATM on Bangatan.

The suspected perpetrator, around 30 years old, was arrested and is now suspected of robbery and interference in the administration of justice. No one is said to have been injured in the incident and the police have no information that weapons were involved. The man will be questioned and informed of the suspicion of crime during the day. SVT Nyheter Skåne

2 men convicted for amphetamine lab outside Helsingborg

In December last year, a real estate agent discovered an amphetamine lab during a viewing of an uninhabited farm outside Helsingborg. In the lab, around 20 kilos of amphetamine, 3 jerrycans of amphetamine oil and equipment for manufacturing and packaging the amphetamine were seized. The police estimated the street value of the drugs at around SEK 4 million.

2 men, aged around 35 and 20, are now convicted of particularly serious drug offences. The man around 20 years old is sentenced to 7 years in prison and lifetime deportation, and according to the tingsrätt (the court that decides criminal cases), he has had a central role in the operation. The man around 35 years old is sentenced to 6 years in prison. Both have denied the crime. He is also suspected in a similar case in Blekinge, where Blekinge tingsrätt is expected to issue more verdicts later in the week. SVT Nyheter Helsingborg

Protests did not help – school proposal passed

On Tuesday, teachers, pupils and parents gathered outside the city hall in Kristianstad to protest against proposals for changes in schools and preschools, which the barn- och utbildningsnämnden (the political committee in the municipality that decides on schools and preschools) was to vote on. The background is falling birth rates: in the autumn term of 2027, there is estimated to be overcapacity of around 3,000 places in compulsory school and around 700 preschool places in Kristianstads kommun. The proposal meant, among other things, closing Centralskolan and 4 preschools and relocating several lower, middle and upper stages.

The protests did not produce results – the rest of the proposal was passed by a narrow majority: 8 votes for and 7 against. The Socialdemokraterna, Moderaterna and Centerpartiet voted in favour; the other parties voted against. Decisions on stage divisions are made at official level. SVT Nyheter Skåne

In brief

• On 29 October at 19.00, a world record attempt starts in Malmö: 2 people will play with a single table tennis ball for 24 hours straight, and the attempt will be broadcast on SVT Play. SVT Nyheter Skåne
• In Skåne, on average only 33 percent of general practitioners remain at their workplace after 5 years, according to a new report from Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle, and one general practitioner estimates that about half of working time is spent in front of the computer. SVT Nyheter Skåne
• In an area in Rydebäck with 4 houses and 11 children, there is no pavement or pedestrian crossing on Landskronavägen, and Helsingborgs stad is investigating measures while larger investments are in the budget for 2028. SVT Nyheter Helsingborg
• The investigation into official misconduct by the police officers who in August fired 4 shots at a car on Drottninggatan in Helsingborg, where a 12-year-old boy was hit in the foot, is being closed according to the prosecutor. SVT Nyheter Helsingborg
• At a newly opened restaurant in Möllan in Malmö, the sale of 100 kilos of French fries, divided into 40 packages, was stopped; they were stored in a freezer among dead fly pupae during a food inspection in October. SVT Nyheter Skåne
• Train services between Burlöv and Malmö C were stopped at 07.30 on 27 October after unauthorised people were on the track, and since 08.13 traffic is running again with a risk of cancelled departures and delays. SVT Nyheter Skåne