Tag: crime
New trial may wrap up Baneheia murders
State prosecutors have finally indicted Jan Helge Andersen for the murder of 10-year-old Lena Sløgedal Paulsen, 24 years after she and her eight-year-old friend...
Another murder, this time in Bergen
Norwegian police were dealing with their sixth murder since New Year this week, after a man was found stabbed outside a private home at...
Holidays may have set off latest wave of domestic murders
Norwegian police are now investigating five murders in the week following the Christmas- and New Year holidays. That's not many compared to most places,...
More murders marred holiday weekend
Both a man and a woman were found murdered on Tuesday in cases believed to involve partnership conflicts. In one case, a woman was...
Triple murder-suicide stuns Nordland
UPDATED: Police in the northern county of Nordland believe a triple murder-suicide is behind what they're calling a "family tragedy" in the small community...
14-year-old faces murder charges
UPDATED: A 14-year-old boy stabbed a man in his 20s to death while they were riding on a bus in Bærum, just west of...
Tengs murder mystery remains unsolved
Police and prosecutors in Western Norway faced tough criticism this week, after an appeals court acquitted the latest suspect in the murder of 17-year-old...
Top politician caught shoplifting, again
The former leader of the Reds Party (Rødt), Bjørnar Moxnes, is out on sick leave after he was caught stealing several small items from...
Pride terrorist’s trial to begin in March
Norwegian prosecutors confirmed on Friday that Zaniar Matapour, age 44, has been indicted for aggravated terror during last year's Oslo Pride celebrations. Four others...
Swedish-style violence spreads to Norway
Police in Norway continue to be alarmed by outbreaks of violence similar to that plaguing Sweden recently. A house in Drøbak south of Oslo...
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