The case in summary: 75-year-old Aina Hynne died on 26 January in Grue after being subjected to severe violence. The man charged with murder is said to have hitchhiked to Kongsvinger police station, where he was arrested and charged with murder. On Monday 16 December, the trial started in Romerike and Glåmdal District Court. Prosecutors believe he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and cannot be punished. – It is very heavy, said the man in his early 30s, when he was asked to explain what happened on the day of the murder. The man appears in court today, charged with the murder of Aina Sigrun Hynne in Grue on 26 January this year. According to the indictment from the state prosecutor, the 75-year-old was hit repeatedly in the head and face with a hammer, before she later died. In court, he said that she looked after him a lot. – I saw her as my grandmother. Aina Hynne was killed in Grue. The woman was a well-known figure in Grue and ran a sports shop for several years. Photo: Isolør.no He hates himself after the murder and thinks the family should also be allowed to hate him. – She helped me a lot. Far too much. The defendant came to Norway as a minor asylum seeker in 2009. He received citizenship in 2014. He helped Hynne with a job and transferred money to him. From 19 August 2020 to 22 January 2024, the 75-year-old transferred a total of NOK 213,411 to the defendant. In 2024, she had already transferred NOK 11,000. Lights were lit outside her house. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Thinks she was angry with him In court, the murder defendant explained about the days before the murder. He said he felt tracked and watched. On the day of the murder, Aina Hynne is said to have been angry with him, according to the defendant. He explained that he thought she would end the relationship and friendship and leave him. – I saw the hammer. I hit her with the hammer from behind. – Where did you hit, asked prosecutor Thorbjørn Klundseter. – In the head, he answered. He doesn’t know how many times he hit. The police blocked off the address after the murder. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB He must have taken the hammer with him from a cabin he had borrowed. He explains that he carried both a hammer and a knife to defend himself. The man accused of murder says he did not think of calling or performing first aid, but of contacting the police. The man took the car to Hynne, but drove off the road due to a lot of snow. He hitchhiked on to Kongsvinger and reported himself to the police. Admitted to having killed her – It is I who have done it, the defendant began to say during the explanation. The violent incident happened around 11.20 on 26 January. At 11.42 he reported himself to the police. At the police station, he had the hammer with him. In addition, he was carrying 21,100 dollar bills when he was arrested, the prosecutor stated in court. The 75-year-old was found by the emergency services at 1.03pm in the kitchen of his home. She was still alive but seriously injured. After being transported to the emergency department, the treatment ended at 1:52 p.m. She died a short time later. Assistance lawyer Thorbjørn Gjølstad says it is important for those left behind to be able to put the murder behind them. Photo: Ann-Kristin Mo / news The closest members of Aina Hynne’s family are present in court. – The family is here to get a better understanding of what happened and why, says welfare lawyer Thorbjørn Gjølstad. Suffering from paranoid schizophrenia The defendant is admitted to a psychiatric hospital and receives medication. The prosecution wants a verdict on transfer to compulsory mental health care and that he cannot be sentenced to prison because he was insane. A forensic psychiatric examination has concluded that he has a serious mental illness, State Attorney Klundseter told news after the indictment was ready. – There is a danger of repetition, he said in court on Monday. Candles were lit in the area the day after the murder. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news Police attorney Anja Ruud says that experts believe he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. He has also had active psychoses. A few days before the murder, he contacted the police because he felt persecuted and wanted help because he felt someone was tracking him. Defendant Maria Bader for the accused man, says that he will consent to compulsory mental health care. Defense counsel for the accused man, Maria Bader, says that the accused will consent to compulsory mental health care. Photo: Viktoria Hellem-Hansen / news – He was psychotic at the time of the crime. They have come to that conclusion in the expert assessment. And therefore we believe that the conditions for compulsory mental health care are present, she says to news. Published 16.12.2024, at 08.08 Updated 16.12.2024, at 16.38
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