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The 70-year-old woman was detained for two days before prosecutor Emma Ohlsson decided that she should be released. This morning the investigation into illegal detention was closed. There is no indication that the woman physically locked up the son, according to the prosecutor.
Now the woman herself wants to give her version of what happened. He invites us to an apartment where the blinds are lowered. The floor is covered with a worn carpet that was once bright red. There are a couple of dirty towels lying on the floor in the living room. They have been the bed of the 41-year-old son all these years.
The woman’s first words coincide with the thought I have when I enter the room.
– We need help, my son and I need it for a long time.
We go into the kitchen. The woman collects some in a closet and then apologizes that she has nothing to offer.
– I don’t even have coffee, she says.
Slowly and quietly, he talks about his lonely lives. Surrounded by what is called normal society, but trapped in their own world.
– It started when children were young. My husband at the time brutally beat me and the children saw him.
– He didn’t give in to the children, but it was me he hit.
His words about the violent environment in which he lived are confirmed by a brother with whom Expressen has had close contact in recent days. The sister has said that the mother did everything possible to protect the children, especially the youngest son, who was her favorite son.
– I know that my mother has also been the victim of a crime, but there is no excuse for her to have my brother imprisoned here, said the woman in our last conversation.
When we now find ourselves in the apartment that all the media has been reporting since Monday, the image of a house in poor condition is confirmed. It is messy and dirty. The air is still in the rooms, as is the weather. But behind the clutter, it is also possible to discern attempts at comfort. Little pictures, a few words of wisdom on the wall.
When you say you need help, what do you mean?
– I have to put my life in order, but the municipality will come this afternoon and I hope they will help me.
Have you had contact with your child?
– No, I don’t have that, but I miss it. I don’t know if I will see him again.
Expressen previously reported that the mother lost her first child in the 1970s. When the next child was born, she gave him the same name. The fear of losing him was also strong and over time everything that was outside the house was seen as a danger. But the biggest threat seems to have been within the walls of the house.
The woman herself constantly refers to the past in our conversation. The violent days of the week must have been the root of it all. The man is also said to have dumped furniture from the apartment and burned it in a nearby forest, something the daughter also confirms.
The woman herself says that she and the children’s vulnerability left her mentally shattered.
– I understand that I am sick and that I need help.
Why did your child finish school in the seventh grade?
– He couldn’t bear to go there, he felt very bad. It was because of our background, everything that happened to us when the children were little.
They accused you of preventing you from going there, right?
– No, I have tried, but I myself have suffered mental abuse.
What did social services and the school do?
– They tried to help the best they could, but it was not possible to get him there.
How has your life been here for you and your son?
– Everything was fine until the last six months. Since then everything has collapsed.
How?
– It’s mental. Both my son and I have felt so bad.
How come your grown son has lived here with you all these years?
– He had mental problems. The girls left home but he did not, I have always been his only safety.
Have you forced him in any way?
– Not absolutely not. I have tried to help you in every possible way.
The woman sits on a kitchen bench. You have poured energy drink into a glass, but put it back. He asks us if he can stay.
Do you want you and your son to continue living here?
– Yes, of course, this is my only security. I have a plot with my brothers. If they redeem me, I can get some money and then I can afford to stay.
How do you see the future?
– I don’t know what will happen now, but I hope to receive help and be at peace.
Do you need something now?
– You can take the garbage bag with you when you leave, right?
