Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Weight 88 kg Playing career Positions Defenseman | Name Peter Karlsson Played for VIK Vasteras HK Role Ice hockey | |
Born February 17, 1966Lundby, SWE ( 1966-02-17 ) Died March 11, 1995, Vasteras, Sweden | ||
Lars Peter Karlsson (17 February 1966 – 11 March 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
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Playing career
Karlsson was born in Lundby, Västmanland. He began his hockey career with VIK Västerås HK in the First Division. After five seasons, he then had spells with Surahammars IF and IK Westmannia-Köping before returning to Västerås for his one and only Elitserien season. He returned to Division One for Avesta BK and Örebro IK.
Death
Karlsson was murdered by a 29-year-old skinhead who used a knife to stab him. The murder is believed to have happened because Karlsson was gay and the killer subsequently claimed that Karlsson tried to initiate a relationship. After the murder, Karlsson's team played a protest match in support of him. The killer's sentence, which was eight years, outraged some in the Swedish gay community.