The man is also convicted of violating the knife law, sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.
According to the investigation, the man unexpectedly held a knife to the boy's throat from behind and then stabbed him in the back when he tried to escape. When the train stopped at the Slussen subway station, the boy managed to get out of the train.
According to the prosecutor, who had charged the man with attempted murder, it was only coincidences that prevented the boy's injuries from becoming life-threatening.
However, according to the Stockholm District Court, it is not "beyond reasonable doubt that it was a coincidence that the injuries did not become life-threatening". There is also no evidence to suggest that the man intended to kill the boy. The court therefore acquits him of attempted murder.
The prosecutor had also claimed that the man may have had a hate crime motive, as he allegedly made racist statements to staff at the Migration Agency. However, these statements cannot be proven to have a connection to the subway attack, and the prosecutor has therefore not proven that it was a hate crime, according to the court.
The incident occurred on June 11.
