Norwegian attacked in Gdańsk. Swedish offenders to stand trial
Four Swedish citizens will stand trial in Gdańsk in connection with the robbery of a tourist from Norway. According to prosecutors, the attackers threatened him with a knife, took his money and forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM. One of the accused faces up to 30 years in prison.
All those detained are Swedish citizens.
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The indictment was submitted to the Regional Court in Gdańsk on 30 September 2026. Mariusz Duszyński, spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk, told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that the case concerns an attack that took place on 7 May in the city centre. The investigation was supervised by the Gdańsk-Śródmieście District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk.
They followed tourists after they left a club. Then they attacked
The tourist from Norway was spending the evening at a strip club. He was accompanied by another Norwegian, and according to investigators' findings, it was there that the two met the later accused. After leaving the venue, they were followed by a group of men. One of the tourists was attacked on Stągiewna Street in central Gdańsk.
The attackers allegedly threatened the man with a knife. They took his phone and cash, then forced him to withdraw money from an ATM. They also used his payment card to make further transactions. The victim lost NOK 4,800, an iPhone and a bank card, which the perpetrators used to withdraw a further nearly NOK 2,000.
The attackers allegedly threatened the man with a knife. They took his phone and cash, then forced him to withdraw money from an ATM. They also used his payment card to make further transactions. The victim lost NOK 4,800, an iPhone and a bank card, which the perpetrators used to withdraw a further nearly NOK 2,000.
Four accused men to stand trial. One faces 30 years in prison
Four Swedish citizens will stand in the dock: 23-year-old Arran Acib A., 17-year-old Mohamad H., 18-year-old Jabril H. and 19-year-old Senal Saned O. Prosecutors accuse them of committing robbery jointly and in concert. All were arrested at the airport as they tried to flee to Sweden.
Three of the accused face between 3 and 20 years' imprisonment. The situation is different for 23-year-old Arran Acib A., as the act he is accused of was classified as having been committed under repeat-offender conditions. He faces up to 30 years in prison. The prosecutor's spokesperson also confirmed that all four accused remain in pre-trial detention.
Three of the accused face between 3 and 20 years' imprisonment. The situation is different for 23-year-old Arran Acib A., as the act he is accused of was classified as having been committed under repeat-offender conditions. He faces up to 30 years in prison. The prosecutor's spokesperson also confirmed that all four accused remain in pre-trial detention.
According to investigators' findings, Arran Acib A. had previously been convicted by a court in Sweden. He was held responsible for an aggravated form of assault, as defined in the Swedish Criminal Code, for which he served a prison sentence. His previous conviction is relevant to the sentence he may face in connection with the charges concerning the attack in Gdańsk.
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