Stefan Holm Emil Persson assault police investigation, Digi Mart USA News (Gothenburg, Sweden): Police have completed their investigation into the alleged assault of podcast host Emil Persson, 41, by former high jump star Stefan Holm, 50, according to Aftonbladet. The case has now been handed to a prosecutor, who will decide whether charges will be brought.
The incident was reported to police at the end of September. Police confirmed to Aftonbladet that the investigation was concluded and forwarded to a prosecutor at the end of last week.
The confrontation took place during the Gothenburg Book Fair, at the elevators leading to Heaven 23, a rooftop bar next to the fair. According to the report, Holm attacked Persson as he stepped out of the elevator.
Holm has acknowledged in several interviews that he grabbed the podcaster by the sweater, “and a bit more.” Witness accounts given to SVT state that Holm applied a chokehold for up to 20 seconds. Witnesses told Aftonbladet that Persson returned to his group visibly shaken and with red marks on his neck.
According to the reports, the attack was motivated by anger over a joke Persson made in 2018 on the television program “Breaking News med Filip och Fredrik.” Holm has spoken publicly about the incident and said he will seek professional help for his anger. Persson has been reticent and has said he is awaiting the outcome of the police investigation.
