Pregnant Swede, 20, strangled by Somalian partner in ‘honour killing after he’s too ashamed for her to meet his family’
A HEAVILY pregnant woman was strangled to death by her Somalian boyfriend in a suspected honour killing, police say.
Saga Forsgren Elneborg, from Sweden, was murdered by her partner as he was too ashamed to introduce her to his Muslim family, prosecutors claim.
The mum-to-be, 20, was found dead at her home in the Swedish city of Örebro on April 28 last year.
She was seven months pregnant, and her unborn child died in her womb.
Saga’s boyfriend, who has not been named in Sweden, was charged with her murder last week.
It appears he has not, however, been charged over the death of their unborn son, who weighed 1.7kg and measured just 1.5ft from head to toe.
Shocking pictures in a 1,000-page dossier released by cops last week show the crime scene in the bedroom.
Another shows a lamp cord – the possible murder weapon.
The suspect grew up in a household that believed dating a “white” woman is “not okay” and that he “must date a woman of the same culture”, prosecutors say.
It is said he hid his two-year relationship with Saga as his family would not accept it.
Prosecutor Elisabeth Anderson said: “[Saga’s boyfriend] has killed Saga Forsgren Elneborg by suffocating and strangling her by means of pressure on her neck with an impact on the trachea and the blood supply to the head.
“I mean that the murder took place in an honour context because the man wanted to preserve or restore his and his family’s honour by killing the woman who was carrying his child.”
Text messages between the couple show the suspect telling Saga he would reveal their relationship to his family, as well as their expected child.
Saga tried to reassure him after he said: “Feels like I can almost feel my heartbeat all the way down to my stomach.”
Her final message asking him how it was going and asking for him to “talk to me” went unanswered.
She was found dead the same night.
Prosecutors claim he went to her flat and “violently” strangled her with the cable of a bedside lamp, reports Aftonbladet.
There is no evidence suggesting his family was either involved in the killing or that they asked for it, according to local media.
Previous text messages between Saga and the suspect show he suggested she have an abortion.
This is the worst thing imaginable
Saga's mother
He told her: “‘I know we can make it, but I won’t be able to keep my family.
“If it had been possible, there would have been no problem with keeping the child.”
Heartbreakingly, Saga was excited about becoming a mother, with a selfie showing her pregnancy by a crib in her room.
Another image shows the little clothes she had bought for her son.
Her devastated mum told Nerikes Allehanda: “She was so happy. She would move to a new apartment and start her life as a mother.
“This is the worst thing imaginable.”
The suspect is due in court on April 10, and the trial is set to last 15 days.
He has denied any wrongdoing.