The judge’s tackled player was convicted of assault from Sweden.
Vita Hästen’s ex-player was convicted of assault. Players in the picture are not related to the case. Aop
In Sweden, the judiciary has been sentenced to the situation in the country’s third division of hockey in the country.
This is about a two -year -old event, where the player representing the Vita Hästen team then tackled the chief referee so drastically that his arm broke.
Now the player has been convicted of assault to conditional imprisonment, says, among other things Svt.
The assault took place in the autumn of 2023, when the judge followed the game situation near the edge of the rink. The player first chased the opponent, but suddenly turned his direction and collided directly into the referee.
– At first, the lawyer believed that it was damage. When he saw the situation in the video, he reported the crime because he did not look like an accident, said the investigator Marcus Hoppe Norrköpings for tidningar In 2023.
Ban on play
The player was initially imposed on the game until the end of 2024. However, the disciplinary body of the Swedish Hockey League extended the sentence later until May 2025.
Dagens nyheter According to the player, the player moved to the new club for 2025-26.
In addition to conditional imprisonment for the player, the court ordered 50 hours of community service and damages to the injured judge of SEK 16,593, or about EUR 1,600.
According to Swedish media, the player has denied the intent throughout the process. In a police investigation, he said he had acted instinctively.
“In the end, of course, I realized that it was a judge, but I never intended to tackle him,” he said during the interrogations.