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Man arrested for attack on woman in wheelchair

Oslo police on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault of a 40-year-old woman in a wheelchair two weeks ago.

The suspect was brought in just hours after police put out an appeal for help in the media, newspaper Aftenposten reports.

”Tips from members of the public enabled us to arrest a man charged with assault. Furthermore, we’re now looking for another man who has been named,” said Shahin Manjothir at the Grønland police station.

The brutal assault took place on a pedestrian bridge between Oslo’s central train station and bus terminal at around 1pm on June 6th.

In an apparently unprovoked attack, the main assailant kicked the woman so hard that she fell out of her wheelchair and was knocked unconscious.

”We don’t know what was behind the attack and want to get answers on whether it may have been racially motivated,” said Manjothir.

On Wednesday, police released surveillance footage showing the primary suspect wearing a black jacket with the initials SATS on the back. The other man was wearing a yellow jacket and accompanied the alleged aggressor before, during and after the attack.

Both men have what police described as a Nordic appearance. The man in the black jacket is around 180cm tall and appears to have a muscular physique, police said. The second man is around the same height and has a sturdy build.

Oslo police have asked anybody who may have witnessed the attack, or may have information about the suspects, to contact them at: 22 66 99 66.

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Rental prices in Norway’s biggest cities continue to rise

The cost of renting in Norway's four largest cities rose overall during the third quarter, with prices up six percent this year, figures from Real Estate Norway show. 

Rental prices in Norway's biggest cities continue to rise

A sharp increase in rent prices in Norway continued throughout the third quarter, figures from Real Estate Norway (Eiendom Norge) released on Tuesday show. 

“Real Estate Norway’s rental housing price statistics show a historically strong rise in rental housing prices in Norway in the third quarter,” Henning Lauridsen, CEO of Real Estate Norway, stated in a report on the latest figures. 

Growth was most robust in Stavanger and Oslo, according to Real Estate Norway. 

“The strong growth in rental prices we have seen in the wake of the pandemic continued in the third quarter, and it is particularly in the Stavanger region and in Oslo that the growth in rental prices is strong,” Lauridsen said. 

Stavanger and nearby Sandnes saw the largest price increases, with the cost of renting there increasing by 4.7 percent during the third quarter. During the same period, rents in Oslo increased by 2.5 percent, while a marginal 0.3 percent rise was recorded in Trondheim. 

While the cost of renting in Norway’s four largest cities overall increased by 2 percent, rental prices in Bergen declined. There, rents fell by 2.5 percent in the third quarter.

Lauridsen said that the increase in rental prices was likely to continue due to several factors. High inflation, interest rates, increased taxes on rental properties and a low supply of homes on the market all contributed to increasing rents. 

However, he did note that the supply of rental homes on the market had increased in Trondheim and Oslo since the summer. 

Lauridsen said that the least well-off financially were being hit hardest by rent rises. Previously, the Norwegian government has informed The Local that it will not introduce a temporary cap on rent increases. 

READ MORE: Norway’s government rules out a temporary rent cap

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