The real name of 13 year old "Elin" is not known.
The reason of her placement at the group home Carl Bobergsgården in Mönsterås is not known.
What is known is that she took her life after a riot took place that the group home and the autopsy revealed no less than 13 injuries on her tiny body. She disappeared during the riot and the police was first notified of her disapperance a day later and then it was too late.
She had arrived to the group home only 3 weeks before the riot took place.
The circumstances around the riot and suicide was never fully disclosed to the public.
The group home was later closed down after the incident.
References:
13-årig flicka begick självmord på behandlingshem (by Cecilia Klintö, Expressen, May 7, 2009) {Article in Swedish language}
Kritiserat behandlingshem lägger ned (by Linda Hjertén, AftonBladet, May 12, 2009) {Article in Swedish language}
The reason of her placement at the group home Carl Bobergsgården in Mönsterås is not known.
What is known is that she took her life after a riot took place that the group home and the autopsy revealed no less than 13 injuries on her tiny body. She disappeared during the riot and the police was first notified of her disapperance a day later and then it was too late.
She had arrived to the group home only 3 weeks before the riot took place.
The circumstances around the riot and suicide was never fully disclosed to the public.
The group home was later closed down after the incident.
References:
13-årig flicka begick självmord på behandlingshem (by Cecilia Klintö, Expressen, May 7, 2009) {Article in Swedish language}
Kritiserat behandlingshem lägger ned (by Linda Hjertén, AftonBladet, May 12, 2009) {Article in Swedish language}