Swedish student given life sentence for killing teachers with axe

Police officers attend the scene in Malmo, Sweden (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)

An 18-year-old man who attacked and killed two teachers with an axe at a Swedish secondary school has been found guilty of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Fabian Vidar Cederholm, who was a student at the school in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city, was arrested shortly after the incident on March 21.