A 22-year-old Syrian gang criminal who had been convicted of several violent incidents and the degradation of young Swedes was given employment in Örebro’s home-care services.
Thus, the Syrian chose to change his selected victims from young Swedes to elderly ones.
Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh is now charged with multiple counts of abuse, violations and other forms of ill-treatment against no fewer than thirteen elderly persons, writes Samnytt.
The investigation has in total involved fifteen plaintiffs. The oldest person subjected to abuse is a 99-year-old woman.
Two of those affected have since passed away. The prosecutor has brought charges against Al Khleef Almasalmeh for multiple instances of abuse, harassment and degrading photography inflicted upon the thirteen who are still alive.
“Eat shit! Whore!”
The 22-year-old Syrian filmed himself while violating and humiliating the elderly individuals. In one of the videos, his victim is a 92-year-old woman.
– You look like an ape! he says in Arabic to the woman, while pointing at her.
– Oh, you whore! I swear I will curse you! Eat shit! Whore!
Tortured elderly man
In another video, the Syrian is sitting together with an Arab colleague in the home of the same elderly woman.
The two Muslims bang on the table and sing, inter alia, the phrase “Allahu akbar”.
Another video shows the Syrian violating and torturing an 81-year-old man. The Syrian repeatedly says that his victim is a “son of a whore”.
Thereafter, the 81-year-old is tormented in the shower by the 22-year-old Syrian spraying him with ice-cold and possibly also hot water.
– I swear by Allah that I will make you freeze! one hears Al Khleef Almasalmeh say in Arabic.
The videos were found on a mobile telephone in connection with another investigation.
There is good reason to believe that similar abuses against the elderly occur in Norway. A number of cases have been uncovered that have led to convictions, but it is assumed that there are large dark figures.
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Was allowed to continue in the job
At the end of November last year, the Syrian was suspended from his position with full pay. However, on 2 January this year, he was allowed to return to his work in the home-care services.
– Since we do not know more about the investigation, we cannot suspend him for more than one month, said department head Maid Prnjavorac in a police interview.
On 19 January, Al Khleef Almasalmeh was apprehended by the police at his workplace. He has subsequently been held in pre-trial detention since 22 January.
Previously convicted
The Syrian came to Sweden from Syria together with his parents and five siblings during the refugee crisis in 2015. He became a Swedish citizen already in June 2018 and can therefore not be deported.
The 22-year-old Syrian has previously been convicted of offences. Among other things, he was nearly five years ago convicted of two counts of assault and five counts of unlawful threats; offences committed together with a gang of Arab accomplices.
The victims were mainly Swedish children and youths – eleven boys and one girl.
“A complicated case”
Department head Prnjavorac did not wish to answer questions from Samnytt, and therefore referred the media outlet to operations manager Sahra Strandberg. Strandberg states to Samnytt that the case concerning abuse, torture and violation of elderly persons is a “difficult” and “complicated case” for her and her colleagues.
– We have a number of affected elderly persons, and we have responsibility for the service that provides them with support. It is clear that it feels terrible, she says.
– So you think it is sad? Why then do you employ someone who is criminal in home-care services?
– You must take your questions to Annika.
Strandberg refers to Annika Roman, area manager for elderly care in Örebro municipality. Samnytt has attempted to contact Annika Roman, but she has not responded.
Samnytt has also attempted to contact the prosecutor in the case. Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh denies all allegations of criminal offences.