▁He ▁was ▁then ▁arrested . ▁ ▁Str ö berg ▁claimed ▁he ▁met ▁Lar sson ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁assault ed ▁by ▁unknown ▁men ▁at ▁Dj urg år den ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁Str ö berg ▁claimed ▁he ▁a vert ed ▁the ▁beat ings ▁and ▁the ▁unknown ▁men ▁fled . ▁Then ▁Str ö berg ▁gave ▁his ▁business ▁card ▁to ▁Lar sson ▁in ▁case ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁legal ▁after math . ▁Str ö berg ▁further ▁claimed ▁that ▁after ▁some ▁time ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Lar sson ▁( which ▁Str ö berg ▁said ▁had ▁a ▁" fore ign ▁appearance ▁and ▁spoke ▁broken ▁Swedish ") ▁because ▁Lar sson ▁needed ▁help ▁to ▁collect ▁a ▁letter ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁Post ▁Office ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁The ▁courts ▁dismiss ed ▁Str ö berg ' s ▁statement ▁as ▁un reason able , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁story ▁with ▁" S ven - R ol and ▁Lar sson " ▁as ▁a ▁cover ▁story . ▁Hand writing ▁exper ts ▁could ▁not ▁link ▁the ▁letter ▁Str ö berg . ▁Str ö berg ▁was ▁sent enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁arrested , ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁ag gra v ated ▁esp ion age . ▁The ▁Stockholm ▁District ▁Court ▁disag re ed ▁in ▁its ▁ver dict ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁de alt ▁with ▁by ▁the ▁S ve a ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁three ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁conv iction ▁was ▁u ph eld ,