THE man who killed Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh refused to answer questions during the second day of his murder trial in Stockholm.

The killer of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh went on trial for murder in Stockholm today with his lawyer asking that the charge be reduced to manslaughter.

The killer of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh was taking the stand today at the start of a murder trial.

THE man arrested for stabbing Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh last year has confessed to the crime, his lawyer said yesterday, adding the motive for the murder was not political.

DNA from the man suspected of stabbing Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh matches traces found on his clothes and the knife used to kill her, a Swedish prosecutor said in Stockholm today.

Swedish police have completed their investigation into stabbing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh and are ready to try the lone suspect for murder.