A Swedish court has ruled that 18-year-old Eritrean migrant Yazied Mohamed, convicted of raping 16-year-old Meya Åberg, will not be deported because the assault “did not last long enough” to qualify as an “exceptionally serious offense.”
The attack occurred on 1 September last year after Meya missed her bus and was assaulted while walking through a tunnel.
Mohamed was sentenced to three years in prison.
The Court of Appeal acknowledged the severity of the crime but said deportation was unjustified given his refugee status and the “nature and duration” of the rape, sparking nationwide outrage.
