Police are mounting a case against an intruder at the royal estate at Skaugum who broke into the residence used by Queen Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, just before the weekend. The intruder is likely to be charged with trespassing and minor assault.
Høiby is in custody himself while appealing a four-year jail sentence for rape, assault and vandalism. He’s confined to the house at Skaugum with an electronic foot link, and had an unwelcome visitor late Thursday night: His attorney claims an intruder entered the house and pushed him before Høiby “escorted him out” and called police, who arrived shortly therafter.
Police confirmed to state broadcaster NRK Sunday night that they “halted a person near Høiby’s house” and were “evaluating” the situation and “making the corrections we think are necessary.” Høiby’s home is a few hundred meters from the main royal residence where King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit live.
The incident has thus raised security issues at Skaugum, where royal guards are responsible. The house Høiby is allowed to use, though, is outside the guards’ area of responsibility. His defense attorney claimed that Høiby found the situation “uncomfortable” but expressed gratitude for the police response.
NewsinEnglish.no staff
