Chris Bevington
Died 7 April 2017
Who they were
Chris was a British citizen, born and raised in South Africa, who had lived in Stockholm for ten years with his wife and their son. He was a senior manager at Spotify, whose founder Daniel Ek called him a friend and colleague who "meant so much, not only to the company". His father described him as "our talented, passionate and caring son … a wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to so many".
What happened
On Friday 7 April 2017, a man drove a hijacked truck down the pedestrian street Drottninggatan in Stockholm. Five people were killed. In June 2018 Stockholm District Court sentenced the attacker to life imprisonment for terrorist offences and expulsion from Sweden.
Verdict / confirmation
Stockholms tingsrätt, 7 June 2018: life imprisonment for terrorist offences (5 murders, 119 attempted murders) + permanent expulsion. Not appealed.
Perpetrator: A 39-year-old Uzbek citizen whose asylum application had been rejected and who had evaded a deportation order (DN, SVT, court). Confessed to terrorist offence.