ARRESTED: A woman in her 70s was arrested on Thursday and charged with murdering her partner in her 70s. Photo: Tore Kristiansen / VG
The police did not suspect that anything criminal had happened when a man in his 70s was found dead. Twelve days later, the roommate was charged.
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- A man in his 70s was found dead in a holiday home on Flisa in December.
- The police did not consider it suspicious, but an autopsy showed a bullet in the head, VG is informed.
- The roommate in his 70s was then charged with murder and remanded in custody. She denies criminal guilt and the Court of Appeal will now reassess the imprisonment issue.
- The scene was not secured until the police received the autopsy report, eleven days after the man was found dead.
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On Saturday morning 30 December last year, the man in his 70s was found dead in a holiday home at Flisa in Åsnes in Solør. The roommate in his 70s is charged with murder.
According to VG’s information The man had a bleeding wound from the side of his head when he was found.
The death is described as “unexpected” by the police. When someone dies unexpectedly, the police must order an autopsy autopsy An examination to determine the cause of death of the deceased.
– There was no suspicion that something criminal had happened, but you can’t always see the cause of death on a dead body, says police inspector Henning Klauseie.
The district court wanted to release the woman after an appeal from the defense attorney, but the court of appeal disagreed and imprisoned the woman until 2 February.
The woman has always denied criminal guilt.
Found a bullet in the head
The woman in her 70s was questioned as a witness and the police took pictures and carried out investigations at the scene, says Klauseie.
Five days later, on 4 January, the man’s obituary is printed in local newspapers, with information about the funeral on Friday 12 January.
But only two days before the funeral, the police received the message:
The preliminary autopsy report showed that the man in his 70s had a .22 caliber bullet in his head, according to VG’s information.
The police did not want to comment on VG’s information beyond the fact that the coroner could rule out a natural death.
Police inspector Henning Klauseie. Photo: Tore Kristiansen / VG
– Exploded capacity
When the police receive the preliminary autopsy report, eleven days have passed since he was found dead.
– Why does it take so long for the police to receive the autopsy report?
– I cannot say anything about the details of the case, but we are constantly receiving information from forensic pathologists in Oslo that they have very limited capacity, says Klauseie to VG.
He points to a number of other murder cases that have marked the start of 2024 and taken up the capacity.
Section leader Gerd Jorunn Møller Delaveris in the department of forensic medicine at OUS confirms challenges with premises, space and staffing for autopsies.
– This has meant that there is often a waiting time for autopsies to be carried out, and this worsens during periods of public holiday closures, writes Delaveris in an email.
– We always prioritize murder cases, children and other cases that the police give high priority to, and complete these on the first possible working day after submission, as we have always done, she continues.
The survivors’ assistance lawyer Bjørn Erik Pettersen does not want to comment. VG has not been able to get a comment from the woman’s defender, lawyer Helge Hartz, about this case.
Did not secure the scene
Klauseie does not want to comment on whether the police have control over a suspected murder weapon.
– On Wednesday we get the first indication that something criminal may have happened. There was no suspicion until the coroners start their investigations and report back to us, says Klauseie.
This means, among other things, that the crime scene has been unsecured for eleven days, which increases the risk of important evidence being lost.
– It is obvious that it would be best to have a crime scene that is completely secured against external influences, says Klauseie.
At the same time, he emphasizes that it is a disproportionate use of force or coercion to block off the holiday home without grounds for suspicion.
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Published: 19.01.24 at 4:04 p.m
2024-01-19 15:04:54
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