Man locked up for life for murdering girlfriend in western Sweden

(Local) A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in jail over the brutal murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend, who sparked a huge search when she went missing in western Sweden last year.

Tishko Ahmed denied the charges throughout the trial, but a unanimous district court on Monday found him guilty of murdering Wilma Andersson in Uddevalla in November 2019.

Her head was found in their home. Police are still searching for the rest of her remains.

Neighbours told the court they had heard screams, and police found extensive traces of blood and muscle tissue in the apartment that the prosecutor argued linked the perpetrator to the crime.

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