Murder investigation launched after British serviceman, 25, on military drill in Sweden is found dead after a night out in Stockholm – with four people arrested
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A murder investigation has been launched after a British serviceman on a military drill in Sweden was found dead after a night out in Stockholm – with four people arrested.
The 25-year-old man was in Sweden on the HMS Albion ship for the Aurora 23 defence exercise, which took place between April 17 and May 11.
According to Swedish publication Expressen, he was on a night out with a fellow British serviceman before they ended up at a house in Solna, together with several Swedes.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence told MailOnline: ‘We are aware of an incident in Stockholm and we are assisting local authorities in their investigation. It would be inappropriate to comment further.’
In the early stages of the ongoing murder investigation, Swedish police have arrested four people on suspicion of murder – including the British serviceman he was out with.
Three Swedish citizens, all in their 20s and 30s, are the others who have been arrested.
At this stage, Swedish authorities are not going into further details about what happened on the night in question.
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The 25-year-old man was in Sweden on the HMS Albion (pictured) ship for the Aurora 23 defence exercise, which took place between April 17 and May 11
