Yngsjö murder

The Yngsjö murder is the name of one of Sweden's most notable murder cases, which occurred on March 28, 1889 in Yngsjö, Skåne. Hanna Johansdotter (born 1867) was murdered by her husband Per Nilsson and her mother-in-law Anna Månsdotter. Both perpetrators were initially sentenced to death for the murder, but Nilsson's sentence was converted into life imprisonment. Månsdotter thus became the last woman in Sweden to be executed.[1]

Hanna Johansdotter
Per Nilsson
Anna Månsdotter
The victim (left) and her assailants—the husband (center) and mother-in-law (right).

Aftermath

The murder was not only notable because of the deed itself, but also because it was revealed that the mother and son had an incestuous relationship. Anna Månsdotter was beheaded by axe on the district jail grounds in Kristianstad on August 7, 1890 by executioner Albert Gustaf Dahlman. Per Nilsson was pardoned from his death sentence and was instead sentenced to hard labour for the rest of his life. He was however released in 1913 and died in 1918.[2]

In media

The Yngsjö murder has been portrayed in numerous films and books over the years:

  • In 1966, a full-length feature film, Yngsjömordet, was released. It was directed by Arne Mattsson and stars Gösta Ekman (as Per Nilsson), Gunnel Lindblom (as Anna Månsdotter) and Christina Schollin (as Hanna Johansdotter).[3]
  • In 1986, a television film, Yngsjömordet, part of the miniseries Skånska mord, was released. It was directed by Richard Hobert and stars Christian Fex (as Per Nilsson), Mimmo Wåhlander (as Anna Månsdotter) and Kajsa Reingardt (as Hanna Johansdotter).[4]

References
  1. "Yngsjömordet". monaper.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. "Yngsjömordet". buf.kristianstad.se (in Swedish). 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  3. Yngsjömordet (1966) at the Swedish Film Institute Database
  4. Yngsjömordet (1986) at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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