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Swedish sniper suspect to remain in custody
Aug 30, 2011, 11:05 GMT
Stockholm - A 39-year-old man suspected of killing three people in a series of sniper attacks that appeared to target immigrants was to remain in custody, a Swedish court said Tuesday.
In addition to the three murders, he is suspected of 12 shootings between 2006 and 2010, the district court in Malmo, southern Sweden said.
Two shootings that took place in late June 2010 were Tuesday added to the list of suspected attacks.
Via his attorney, the man denied these shootings. The court then ordered that the hearing should continue behind closed doors, local media reported.
The man was remanded in custody in November 2010.
Investigators have earlier said they were working on a theory that the shooter may have planned the attacks, citing that they had found proof suggesting the man had returned to several locations to fire shots.
Most of the victims were attacked from behind or shot at through the windows of homes or shops.
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