The 39-year-old father, Mikael Janicki, was shot to death in front of his 12-year-old son in Skärholmen, southern Stockholm, on April 10 this year. Five men with immigrant backgrounds are now charged, including the 18-year-old suspected of having shot Mikael.
Mikael was on his way to the swimming pool in Skärholmen with his son when he confronted a gang of youths in a pedestrian tunnel. The confrontation ended with Mikael being shot dead.
An 18-year-old man is now charged with murder and aggravated weapons offense. The prosecution describes the murder as particularly ruthless, as it took place in front of Mikael’s young son.
Ove Jäverfelt, prosecutor in the case, says that an important part of the evidence is the testimony of Mikael Janicki’s 12-year-old son.
– Among the oral evidence is the testimony of Mikael’s son, who saw the murder. He was questioned shortly after the murder, says Jäverfelt in connection with a press conference.
According to the police’s preliminary investigation, the murder was not planned, but was the result of tragic circumstances.
– Someone reportedly said something to the victim, who reacted to the remark and confronted the group in the tunnel. The situation seems to have escalated quickly said Stina Rosin, a police officer, in a comment to the tax-funded Swedish Television.
– It seems that the person we suspect of having shot, takes out the weapon in a position. Then it is fired, and as we assess it, a shot is fired next to Mikael. Then it seems that Mikael moves towards the perpetrator and is shot twice in the upper body, says prosecutor Ove Jäverfelt.
Idag väcks åtal mot fem personer efter mordet på Mikael Janicki i Skärholmen.
Mikael Janicki – en man med ett otroligt civilkurage som vågade säga ifrån. pic.twitter.com/m62AAh0ikq
— Christoffer Jonsson (@kurrejonsson) December 19, 2024
DNA on the murder weapon
The suspected murder weapon has yielded DNA from two people – the perpetrator and a person with no known connection to the murder.
The accused 18-year-old, who has been known to the police since before, has confessed to the gun crime. According to the prosecutor, he had previously test-fired the weapon.
– He has been known to us locally for a few years. Through our close collaboration, we have also been involved in actions taken against him, says Andreas Bagoly, Deputy Local Police Area Chief.
In addition to the suspected murderer, four other young men, aged between 17 and 18, are charged and released pending prosecution. Three of them are charged with aggravated protection of a criminal.
According to the indictment, two of them have, among other things, washed a bicycle that was found at the murder scene, and which may have had traces of the murdered Mikael or the perpetrator. A fifth person is charged with complicity in aggravated protection of a criminal.
According to the remand petition, all the accused are of foreign origin, mainly from the Middle East.
”Efter mordet på Mikael Janicki i våras utlovades insatser mot gängkriminaliteten i Stockholmsförorten Skärholmen. Ett halvår senare har ingenting hänt… öppet brev till förvaltningsledningen där 26 socialsekreterare larmar om en kris inom socialtjänsten” https://t.co/hJJKHTlPrA
— Amir Rostami (@amirrostami_) October 12, 2024
