Shot boy, 13, was ‘victim of Sweden’s growing gang violence problem’

Police officers work near the scene of a shooting, in Malmo, Sweden in 2019 (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/AP)

A 13-year-old boy found dead in woods near his home in the suburbs of Stockholm was the latest victim of a deadly gang war in Sweden, a prosecutor has said.

Milo, who was only identified by his first name, was shot in the head in a chilling example of “gross and completely reckless gang violence”, prosecutor Lisa dos Santos said.