Man to serve shorter sentence in Czech Republic for killing in Sweden

A Czech man who received a life sentence in Sweden for the murder of a Czech student is to serve a 15-year term in the Czech Republic, Czech Television reported, citing the Czech Justice Ministry. Patrik Dvorak was found guilty of killing the woman at a student dormitory in the city of Uppsala in 2003. The Swedish authorities requested that he be transferred to a Czech jail and agreed to the reduced sentence, said Czech TV.