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Tommy Zethraeus

Tommy Pedro Garcia Belmonte (born 28 May 1969)[1], now Tommy Eriksson,[4] commonly known as Tommy Zethraeus, is a Swedish mass murderer responsible for the murder of four people outside the restaurant Sturecompagniet at Stureplan, Stockholm on 4 December 1994.[5][6] After Zethraeus and two of his friends were denied entry at the door to the restaurant, they went home by taxi and returned at about five in the morning.[7] Zethraeus had brought with him a fully automatic Norwegian AG-3 battle rifle and gunned down three women, Katinka Genberg (21), Daniella Josberg (22) and Kristina Oséen (21), and doorman Joakim Jonsson (22).[8] Over twenty other people were injured.[7]

Tommy Zethraeus
Born
Tommy Pedro Garcia Belmonte[1]

(1969-05-28) 28 May 1969 (age 57)
Botkyrka, Sweden
Other namesTommy Eriksson, Tommy Belmonte
ConvictionsMurder (4 counts)
Attempted murder
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment
Capture status
Paroled in December 2020[2]
AccomplicesGuillermo Márquez Jara[3]
Farshad Doosti[3]
Details
Date4 December 1994
CountrySweden
LocationsSturecompagniet, Stockholm
Killed4[3]
Injured20[3]
WeaponsAG-3 battle rifle

He was tried and later sentenced to life imprisonment.[7] Zethraeus applied in 2009 to seek a time frame set for his life sentence, but his application was denied by the court.[9] However, on 11 February 2014, an Örebro court decided to grant Zethraeus his application setting a conditional parole in 2016.[10][11] The Örebro District Court's decision was appealed to the Court of Appeal, where it was repealed.

In 2016, Zethraeus applied again for a determinate sentence. The Örebro District Court granted his application, but the decision was appealed. On 26 August 2016, the Göta Court of Appeal denied his application, citing that it was too early to set a determinate sentence because the risk of recidivism in serious crime was too high.[12] He was released from prison in December 2020.[13] after an appeal fixed the sentence to 39 years, or 26 years plus 13 years' parole. He was soon re-arrested and in 2022 sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on a count of aggravated drug trafficking for assisting the importation of severe amounts of cocaine. In addition to the new sentence, his parole was revoked and he will serve a minimum of three years before eligible again.[14]

References

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  1. 1 2 Szabad, Carl, ed. (2002). Sveriges befolkning 1970 (in Swedish) (Version 1.00 ed.). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. ISBN 9187676311. SELIBR 8861349.
  2. ↑ Tagesson, Eric (2020-12-16). "Stureplansmördaren släppt från fängelset – efter 26 år" [Stureplan murderer released from prison – after 26 years]. Dagens Juridik (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Carlberg, Peter (1995-09-07). "Sänkta straff för Stureplansdåd" [Reduced sentences for Stureplan murder]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Ronge, Johan (23 October 2018). "Stureplansmördarens nya steg mot frigivning" [Stureplan murderer's new steps towards release]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Tagesson, Eric (2010-02-23). "Sköt ihjäl fyra – nu vill Tommy Zethraeus bli frisläppt". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Zethraeus får tidsbestämt straff – "medelhög" återfallsrisk". Dagens Juridik (in Swedish). 2014-02-11. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Kihlström, Staffan (2014-02-11). "Sköt ihjäl fyra personer på Stureplan". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Kvarnkullen, Tomas (11 August 2012). "Natten på Stureplan blev en mardröm". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Wiman, Erik (2009-02-10). "Tommy Zethraeus i fängelse på obestämd tid för Stureplansmorden". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Johansson, Anders (2014-02-11). "Zethraeus får inte tidsbestämt straff". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Zethraeus kan friges 2016". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  12. ↑ "Stureplansmördaren får inte straffet kortat". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  13. ↑ "Stureplansmördaren fri: Bor i Östermalmsvåning". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  14. ↑ "Zethraeus döms i stor narkotikahärva". 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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