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Norway woman found dead in car was murdered with knife: report

Police have seized a knife in connection with investigations into the murder of a woman who was found dead in a car in the Eidsvoll district on Tuesday.

Published: 9 August 2017 17:19 CEST
Norway woman found dead in car was murdered with knife: report
Photo: Bjørn Kvaal / NTB scanpix

The woman, who has not yet been officially identified, was an asylum seeker from Iran and resided at an asylum centre in the Toten district in Oppland County, reports NRK.

She was found on Tuesday morning in a car on the regional county road (fylkesvei) 33 in Eidsvoll.

The man charged with her murder is a 38-year-old Norwegian citizen who is also originally from Iran. He has no previous convictions, according to his lawyer.

The 38-year-old from Oslo, who was the woman's boyfriend, has admitted to causing her death, according to NRK’s report. He is charged with murder and due to appear in court to be remanded in custody on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old was questioned by police and admitted his connection to the woman’s death and crime scene on Tuesday, police said.

Police District Øst (East) wrote in a press release that their investigation has now given an idea of a likely sequence of events.

They also dismissed previous reports that a firearm had been involved in the incident.

“Out of consideration for the ongoing investigation, it is too early to go into further details at this time. We have no suspicions that there are additional culprits,” police prosecutor Andreas Christiansen told NRK.

An autopsy will be conducted as part of the investigation.

After receiving reports of a traffic accident at 5:55am on Tuesday, police found the woman dead upon arrival at the scene at 6:16am.

The 38-year-old was arrested and charged with murder shortly after.

“He is extremely upset, affected and sad. The woman who dies was his girlfriend,” the man’s lawyer Per Ove Marthinsen told NRK.

Marthinsen said that his client had informed him that an argument between the couple had developed into a scuffle while they were in the car.

“My client understands that he is the reason that the woman is no longer with us, but does not accept responsibility for intentional killing,” the lawyer added.

The 38-year-old was admitted to hospital for observation on Tuesday and is still under medical care.

“He has no previous convictions,” Marthinsen told NRK.

Police have encouraged anyone with who may have seen a silver-grey Ford Focus estate/station wagon car on county road 33 between 3am and 6am Tuesday morning to contact them.

READ ALSO: Norway man charged with murder after dead woman found in car

OSLO

Norwegian prosecutor wants maximum sentence for Oslo Pride shooter

Norway's public prosecutor on Tuesday asked that the maximum penalty of potentially life behind bars be handed down to the alleged perpetrator of the fatal shooting at Oslo's 2022 Pride festival.

Published: 15 May 2024 09:18 CEST
Norwegian prosecutor wants maximum sentence for Oslo Pride shooter

Zaniar Matapour, a 44-year-old Norwegian of Iranian origin, has been on trial since mid-March and is accused of an “aggravated act of terror”.

Matapour is accused of opening fire outside two bars in central Oslo, including the gay club London Pub, on the night of June 25th, just hours before the Oslo Pride Parade was to be held.

Two men, aged 54 and 60, were killed and nine others were wounded.

“There is no reason as to why the maximum sentence cannot be used in a case like this,” prosecutor Aud Kinsarvik Gravas said.

The maximum sentence is 30 years but can be extended indefinitely.

“He has shown no remorse or reflection. We have seen no change in him” over the last two years, Kinsarvik Gravas said.

Matapour, who was restrained by passersby after the shooting, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and has never revealed his motives. He pleaded not guilty.

Psychiatric experts have been divided over his mental health, and thereby his legal responsibility, but the public prosecutor deemed him criminally responsible at the time of the events and that he deliberately targeted the gay community.

The sentence sought against him, which includes a minimum of 20 years, would in practice keep him in detention for as long as he is deemed a danger to society.

The alleged mastermind behind the attack, Arfan Bhatti, a 46-year-old Islamist well-known in Norway, was extradited on May 3rd from Pakistan, where he had taken up residence before the shooting.

He will be tried at a later date.

The final part of the trial, due to last until Thursday, will be devoted to the defence case.

A verdict is not expected for several weeks.

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