A man armed with a knife was arrested outside Crown Princess Victoria’s residence in Haga Park early on Wednesday evening. According to media reports, the man was also wearing handcuffs, duct tape, a protective mask and a fake gun.
Per Fahlström, spokesman for the Stockholm police, confirmed that a man had been observed behaving strangely in the area and was checked – and a knife was found, among other things.
The arrest is said to have been relatively calm and there are no reports of anyone being injured in connection with the incident.
The arrested man is now being held on suspicion of violating the Knife Act and preparation of grievous bodily harm, but the police are otherwise being tight-lipped, so it remains unclear whether the man actually intended to commit an offence against anyone in the Crown Princess’s family.
Exhibited “erratic” behaviour
Margareta Thorgren, head of information at the court, initially said she was not aware of the information and would not comment. A short time later, however, she has received an update and explains what is believed to have happened:
– The information the court has received is that a man was behaving erratically at the gates of Haga Castle. The guards then contacted the police, who arrived and arrested the man. I have no information whether the man was trying to get in or not, she told SVT.
The Crown Princess’s family is said to have been inside the gates and had no contact with the man before he was arrested.
– Unfortunately, it is not unusual for this to happen from time to time, she says.
