Assault

Finland

POLICE INVESTIGATING

Former prime minister Juha Sipilä assaulted near parliament

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/12/21

Tabloid Iltalehti, which broke the story, said he had suffered bruising.

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VIDEO

Police officer convicted of serious assault on detainee in Lahti

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

The policeman punched the victim repeatedly and broke his nose, before pressing his back with knees. The detainee had to be resuscitated.

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NUMBER OF OFFENCES INCREASING

Crime figures: murders on the rise, assaults and rapes decreased

The Nomad Today 7/14/20

The total number of offences against the Criminal Code recorded in Finland by the police, customs and border guard during the period from January to June was 232,900, which is 9.1% more than one year…

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Police ask for clues on who destroyed foreign-origin man's car

The Nomad Today 6/13/20

The vehicle suffered the breakage of all the windows, blows to the bodywork, and someone sprayed the word 'Mamu' on one of the sides.

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MAN OF FOREIGN ORIGIN ATTACKED

"Kill this mamu"

The Nomad Today 6/11/20

A group of Finnish youths harassed, assaulted and destroyed the car of a young man of immigrant origin in Teuva.

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Man hit in the face with a knife at a bus stop in Espoo

The Nomad Today 9/24/19

A 35 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator. The Western Uusimaa District Court has put him in custody pending trial.

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Finland doubles EU average rate of deaths by assault

The Nomad Today 8/14/19

The highest assault-related death rates were recorded by the Baltic states and the lowest by the United Kingdom. Death is considered due to assault if it results from homicide or injuries…

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Police looking for a "dark-skinned" man who assaulted a woman in Lahti

The Nomad Today 7/19/19

According to the investigators, a young adult woman was walking in the woodlands when a 20-30 year-old man who "poorly spoke Finnish" tried to forcefully kiss her.

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Police look for a "woman in white" who witnessed a "brutal assault" at a nightclub

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

A 30-year-old Iraqi man has been arrested in Helsinki for hitting a Finn with a pint of beer on his head. The victim needed to be treated at the hospital.