This is confirmed by police inspector Kjersti Lauvsnes in the Oslo police district The messenger. The woman’s son is accused of serious abuse in close relationships.
– Consideration is being given to whether the charge should be changed and, if so, to what extent. There are several options if it gets modified, Lauvsnes says.
The man, who is 50, acknowledged the facts, but denies guilt. He takes the news of his mother’s death with great sadness, according to his defender Odd Martin Helleland.
– The defendant was prepared that this could be the result. He still hoped it would go well, and now he is deeply saddened. We were unable to discuss any changes to the allegations, Helleland tells NTB.
It was the accused himself who reported the incident to the police on 26 October.
