One afternoon at the beginning of February this year, the police received a report of a stabbing in Greenland in Oslo. In advance, there had been a confrontation between five to ten people. A young man in his late teens was repeatedly stabbed to the head and torso. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A 15-year-old boy was arrested for the stabbing. This summer he turned 16. Now he is charged with attempted murder. – The reason is said to have been a conflict over a female acquaintance, says state attorney Richard Beck Pedersen. A young man in his late teens was repeatedly stabbed to the head and torso in Tøyengata in February. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news Risking prison A normal penalty level for attempted murder for an adult is around six years in prison. The boy is also charged with grievous bodily harm. There, the normal sentence is just over one year. The public prosecutor says that the punishment will be at a lower level in this case because the defendant is so young. At the beginning of August, the 16-year-old was detained. But shortly afterwards the district court wanted to release him. There were no available prison places for children and young people. The police appealed to the Court of Appeal. They were successful. Since then he has been in custody. A long list The boy must answer in court for far more than the stabbing. Together with a friend of the same age, he is also charged with grievous bodily harm against a man in his 20s outside Max Burger in Greenland in June this year. The victim was stabbed and beaten with a bat. The public prosecutor has limited information about what was the reason for this. – The presentation of evidence in court may seek to clarify that in more detail. Richard Beck Pedersen is a public prosecutor in Oslo. Photo: The public prosecutor in Oslo In addition to attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, he is charged with violence and or threats against three sisters aged 15 to 18. The background must have been that two of them had explained themselves to the police. He is also accused of contacting them despite having a restraining order. The attorney for the three sisters does not want to comment on the case. The 16-year-old is also charged with assaulting a police officer during a search. According to the indictment, he hit the police officer in the upper body and tore off his communications equipment. And he is accused of carrying a knife in a public place and for having marijuana on him. The boy’s defender, Javeed H. Shah, says he is limited in what he can comment now. Especially considering the client’s young age and the ongoing legal process. Advocate Javeed Hussain Shah. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB – My client will give his view on the indictment through the court proceedings. Two people threatened with a knife According to the indictment, his 16-year-old friend, who is charged with grievous bodily harm, used a bat when a man in his 20s was attacked in Greenland in June. He is also charged with a number of other matters. Threat with a knife against two people approx. 20 minutes before the attempted murder in Tøyengata happened. Carrying a knife in a public place. Violence against the police. Illegal possession of marijuana and hashish. Failure to comply with orders from the police. Lawyer Brit Kjelleberg is the boy’s defender. – I do not wish to comment on how my client views the prosecution decision. Attorney Brit Kjelleberg. Photo: Hallgeir Braastad / news – Well known by the police The public prosecutor believes that the charges against the 16-year-old are very serious. Especially because of the record concerning attempted murder. – We believe that trying to kill another person with a knife in a public place is very serious. He says the indictment is extensive. But emphasizes that not everything the two 16-year-olds are accused of is equally serious. – But these are figures who are well known to the police here in Oslo. So it has sort of accumulated quite a bit over some time. The evidence in the case is both witness statements and technical evidence such as video surveillance and examinations of mobile phones. Published 14.12.2024, at 15.17 Updated 14.12.2024, at 15.18
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