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A TOP psychiatrist was stabbed to death today in front of horrified crowds at a political festival on the Swedish island of Gotland.
Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, who worked for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, was hailed as one of “the strongest voices for mental health”.
Carola Gunnarsson, president of the association, said: “We have lost a dear and esteemed co-worker, colleagues have lost a good friend and the whole of Sweden has lost one of its strongest voices for mental health.”
Ing-Marie was stabbed to death in front of shocked onlookers in the city of Visby, which is currently hosting a meeting of the country’s political parties, shortly before 2 p.m.
Bystanders scrambled to save her before she was rushed to hospital, but she sadly died from her injuries, police confirmed.
Police Chief Fredrik Persson said a 33-year-old man was arrested near her shortly after the fatal stabbing.
Arrested
He was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody.
According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, the suspect was believed to have links to the neo-Nazi group NMR.
Persson said: “There is currently an intense investigation going on. Part of that is establishing a motive and the background of those arrested.”
He said there were a number of questions they were looking into “as it happened in a very public place, where there were a lot of people in the center of Visby in the middle of the day”.
Cops did not comment on a motive, but Persson said a political motive could not be ruled out.
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The week-long political festival is an annual event that draws thousands of people as politicians make speeches and mingle with voters and tourists.
Tributes have poured in for the much-loved psychiatrist.
Anna Ekstrom, Sweden’s Minister of Education, paid tribute to Ing-Marie on Twitter, writing: “A life has been extinguished in the open square, in the open city.
“I am thinking of you, your family, friends and colleagues.
“Pain, anger, strong determination to defend human dignity and not let violence prevail.
“We are building an open city, not fortified, together. Rest in peace, sister.”
Jan Eliasson, former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, said: “Violence and fear must not take over. The fight for the rule of law, freedom and democracy is more important than ever.”
Lena Hallengren, the Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs, described Ing-Marie as an “inspiration”.
She said: “For me, Ing-Marie has been an important source of knowledge and inspiration in the work against mental illness.
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