Title: New Developments in Söderhamn Family Illness Case
Published: 2023-11-10 21.46
The Söderhamn family’s home was cordoned off again earlier this week. The police now have a theory about what could be behind the family’s illness, according to information to Aftonbladet.
In mid-October, the family in Söderhamn sought care with acute stomach symptoms. The mother, father, and two small children were hospitalized, but unfortunately, the four-year-old girl’s life could not be saved.
The family had called SOS several times. The ambulance came to the home on two occasions, but the family was only told to take fluid replacement and Alvedon. It was only on the third call that they were taken to the hospital in Hudiksvall.
At the beginning of the investigation, the family’s home was cordoned off and searched by the National Bomb Squad in protective suits. This week the home was blocked off again. With better equipment that can track more substances, investigators hoped to be able to find tissue and blood samples on the return visit.
The incident was initially investigated as causing the death of another and causing bodily harm. But early in the preliminary investigation, the crime classification was changed to murder.
The Public Health Agency, the Poison Information Center, and the Total Defense Research Institute, FOI, have all been connected to the investigation. The new investigation in the residence is said to have been specifically aimed at searching for clues that could confirm the theory about what may have happened to the family.
Prosecutor Christer Sammens does not want to elaborate on what the suspicions are about, but he believes that new test results should be able to provide answers to what caused the illness.
The family’s tragic case has left the community in shock, and the hope is that the investigation will lead to the answers needed to bring closure to this devastating event.