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Friend to testify about murder of Anna Lindh

STABBING Prosecutors want to prove Mijailo Mijailovic meant to kill the former Swedish minister, while the defense argues he was a man on the edge

AFP , STOCKHOLM

"The charge only covers intent to kill," Mijailovic's lawyer Peter Althin said.

"If [the prosecutors] maintain that charge and the court concludes that he had no intent to kill, then he can't be convicted of anything... Then he'll be set free," he said.

The trial is scheduled to conclude after a third day of proceedings on Monday. Before pronouncing its verdict, the court is expected to order a month-long psychiatric examination of Mijailovic.

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