WORLD : New Trial Ordered in Palme Slaying
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STOCKHOLM — An appeals court today agreed to a new trial for Christer Pettersson, convicted in the slaying of Prime Minister Olof Palme, the national TT news agency said.
Pettersson, a 42-year-old Swede with a criminal record, was sentenced to life in prison last month after his conviction. He denied shooting Palme and appealed.
The prosecution also appealed because it wanted also to convict Pettersson of attempted murder in the wounding of Palme’s widow, Lisbeth, who was slightly wounded in the attack in February, 1986. Pettersson was convicted of the lesser charge of endangering Lisbeth Palme’s life.
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