A woman in her sixties, suspected of having poisoned four employees at Uppsala University Hospital, has been dismissed from her job. She was previously detained in December on grounds of serious assault but was released a week later due to insufficient evidence for her continued detention. Following her detention, the hospital placed her on leave, and the recent decision to dismiss her comes amid controversies regarding the handling of the case.

The hospital's action to dismiss the suspect has drawn criticism from her lawyer, Stefan Wallin, who argues that this move is premature since she has not been charged or convicted of any crime. Wallin describes the dismissal as a