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Wheelchair thieves make surprise getaway on foot


Police are hunting two phony disabled people who got out of their wheelchairs and legged it after being caught shoplifting in a Swedish supermarket. Read the full story

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Strike on wheelchair man after bowling alley shootout


A wheelchair-bound man was arrested last week in Sweden after going on a shooting spree in a bowling alley. Read the full story

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Reykjavik Marathon today, disability not the barrier it once was


Five overseas runners are not letting physical disability get in the way of running the Reykjavik Marathon today. The five marathon runners include a world record holder. Read the full story

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‘Disabled’ conman in ping-pong bust


A fraudster, who claimed to be crippled by cerebral palsy, has been sent to jail after being caught taking part in a table tennis tournament. The 32-year-old man, who claimed to be confined to a wheelchair, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Swedish court after it heard that he had conned country’s Social Insurance Agency out of millions of kroner. Read the full story

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Swedish health board grants paralysed woman the right to die


medical-tools-littleThe Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has declared that a paralysed 32-year-old woman will be allowed to terminate her treatment. Read the full story

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