- Six former security officials, aged 19 to 24, are allegedly involved in using force during a prior incident at the Iso Omena shopping centre in Espoo.
- The incident led to the unfortunate death of a 35-year-old woman back in January.
- In the victim’s memory, a makeshift vigil had been set up at the shopping center.
- The group of guards has been formally charged with negligent homicide by a local prosecutor.
- The woman’s death reportedly resulted from a supposed physical confrontation with the guards trying to restrain her on January 7.
- Earlier reports by the Western Uusimaa Police Department revealed that the guards had intercepted the woman due to an allegation of her bothering another customer.
- Per the initial police statement, the guards had a short conversation with the woman and then started escorting her out, using physical force.
- By August, additional information from the police pointed out that the woman resisted initially and was dropped to the ground, subsequently handcuffed and held by at least six guards.
- The accused individuals, aged 19 to 24, are suspected of using physical force during the event. All were in various security roles around the shopping centre at the time.
- About the exact cause of the woman’s death, the police remain tight-lipped due to confidentiality reasons, although it has been ruled out that she died from suffocation.
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