The story about a national trauma in Sweden.

BBC Witness History - The Murder of Anna Lindh

In 2003 Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was brutally stabbed to death in a department store in the middle of Stockholm. Her press secretary and best friend, Eva Franchell, was witnessing the murder and tells the story 20 years after the incident. 46 years old Anna Lindh, member of the ruling Social Democratic party, was tipped as a likely successor to Swedish Prime Minister Göran Person, and an important international career was likely around the corner. The murder of Anna Lindh caused national trauma in Sweden. 

Produceraded av SMT på uppdrag av World Service.