Tag: crime

Racist attacks draw toughest jail term

UPDATED: A court in suburban Oslo handed down Norway's strictest punishment on Thursday to a young Norwegian man who murdered his Chinese-born adopted sister last...

Daylight stabbing shocks witnesses

Norway's coastal city of Haugesund was stunned this week by a brutal and bloody attack in broad daylight on a busy downtown street Tuesday....

Woman robbed and held hostage

Police in the popular coastal town of Kragerø were seeking tips from the public on Monday after a local woman was robbed by two...

Teenager convicted of murder

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison under special terms that can keep him in custody for much longer to...

Police struggle with murder-kidnapping case

Crime experts think police in Lørenskog northeast of Oslo are struggling with their investigation into the disappearance of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, wife of billionaire Tom...

High court allows suspect’s release

UPDATED: The drama around billionaire murder suspect Tom Hagen rose yet again on Friday, when Norway's Supreme Court allowed his release from police custody....

Youth violence on the rise in Oslo

Police in Oslo are reporting a spike in violence among young Norwegians in the capital, carried out by gangs and less-organized groups of troublesome...

Hate crimes double against Muslims

A young white supremacist's attack on a mosque in Bærum last year came amidst an alarming rise in the number of hate crimes against...

Father sentenced for ‘executing’ his son

The local court in Gjøvik sentenced a 45-year-old father to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and then killing his adopted teenage son,...

Murder suspect appeals custody

UPDATED: Tom Hagen, the billionaire Norwegian businessman charged with murdering his wife and making it look like a kidnapping, is appealing a local court's...
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