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It was at 04:29 a.m. on Friday that police were alerted to an address in downtown Gislaved.
A 17-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman are said to have been beaten with a machete. The act must have happened indoors.
The incident is classified as an attempted murder. Police arrested a person suspected of the incident.
The condition of women is critical
Both teens were taken to the hospital by ambulance. According to the Värnamo hospital, the boy was slightly injured and was able to go home on Friday. The woman required emergency surgery and has life-threatening injuries. His condition is critical according to the hospital.
Other circumstances are not yet clear. Police are silent on the incident.
– I have nothing more to report in the case and will not make more statements than those indicated on the website. Otherwise, more information will likely arrive tomorrow, says Mariana Persson.
