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Days after Sweden witnessed its worst mass shooting in history, several media reports have identified Rickard Andersson, 35, ...

RICKARD Andersson has been named as the suspect in the mass shooting in Sweden. The 35-year-old is accused of carrying out ...

Work boots and jeans might be the outfit of the regions but, for Jenny Aitchison, the commonplace country uniform is the “magic suit” that helps her overcome a crippling phobia of dogs.

THE shocking arsenal of Sweden’s mass school shooting suspect Rickard Andersson and his apparent links to the murder scene ...

Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry, and professor of psychology at the Yale School of Medicine. Children may develop phobias or anxiety disorders for a variety of reasons, including genetics ...

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One man who went to the same school told the Expressen that Andersson ... odd behaviour "must have been some form of extreme social phobia". In 2017, Jonas Simon reportedly changed his name ...