In a shocking incident in Norrköping, a woman in her 50s was brutally assaulted in a stairwell around midnight, sustaining serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Described as an act of ruthless violence, the attack is being investigated as a particularly gross assault.

The victim, employed within the judicial system, was attacked by a man as she was heading home.

A neighbor's intervention stopped the assault, and the suspect fled the scene.

No arrests have been made, and the police are conducting a thorough investigation, including door-to-door inquiries and reviewing surveillance footage.