The Swedish police handling of the 2023 case involving a boy from Nässjö will be decided by a court after the Equality Ombudsman, DO, sued the authority over alleged discrimination. The dispute will be heard over three days in Stockholm District Court next year. DO is demanding 300,000 kronor in damages, and the case is described as unique because DO has never previously sued the police for discrimination. The legal action centers on whether the boy's mother and sister were discriminated against by the police. In July 2023, the 14-year-old boy disappeared from a care home for children and young people. Four days after the family reported him missing to the police, the boy was found dead outside Nynäshamn. After the parties did not reach a settlement, the matter now moves to trial. The court will consider the discrimination claim and whether the police authority must pay the damages DO has requested. The case is scheduled for a three-day hearing at Stockholm District Court next year, after DO’s lawsuit against the police authority.