Lindh was murdered at a house party by a man of African origin as he tried to stop the man from sexually assaulting a white Swedish teenage girl. Lindh, who was said to have affiliations with Swedish neo-Nazi movements, was quickly labeled a “hero” by the international radical right.
But, as a journalist from a Swedish newspaper wrote, there’s just one problem – “the story isn’t true.”
Even as Lindh’s own mother takes to the media to condemn what the global radical right is doing (“they are trying to take advantage of our son’s death,” she said), they aren’t about to let go of the image of Tommie Lindh they themselves have manufactured for their own purposes.
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But, as a journalist from a Swedish newspaper wrote, there’s just one problem – “the story isn’t true.”
Even as Lindh’s own mother takes to the media to condemn what the global radical right is doing (“they are trying to take advantage of our son’s death,” she said), they aren’t about to let go of the image of Tommie Lindh they themselves have manufactured for their own purposes.
The radical right is exploiting a Swedish teen’s murder
The tale concocted about Tommie Lindh’s death has become an excuse to target minorities, particularly Muslims, with violence.
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