The trial against the 37-year-old will start on Tuesday. – In this case, the defendant has confessed to having committed the murder. The big question is whether he was sane or not when he committed the murder, says State Attorney Sturla Henriksbø at the Oslo State Attorney’s Office to news. KILLED: Tor Kjærvik was 70 years old. He was a lawyer until he was killed. Photo: Tore Meek / NTB The son has explained that he contacted his father beforehand and arranged a visit. – He came after the agreement. This is also supported by teledata. We will return to the actual content of the conversation during the defendant’s statement in court, says Henriksbø. The respected and well-known defense lawyer, who was among others the defender in the Orderud case, was killed with two shots in the evening of 12 April last year. Eight shots at partner In addition to the murder of his father, the 37-year-old is also charged with attempted murder of his father’s partner. According to the indictment, he fired eight shots with the Glock pistol at his father’s roommate, who managed to escape from the house. State prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø, pictured here in connection with a trial in 2021. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB – It is very stressful for her. She is the first to testify when the trial starts, says assistant lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs. She has the following comment on the defendant’s sanity: – In any case, he acted very rationally in connection with and after the crime, says Andenæs on behalf of his client. Defense attorney John Christian Elden and assistant attorney Ellen Holager Andenæs. Here in connection with a trial in 2020. Photo: Jil Yngland / NTB scanpix A few weeks after the murder, while the defendant was in custody, he had a mental breakdown with a psychotic character, says Henriksbø. – He has no question of guilt to make a decision on as it has been assumed by the Attorney General that he is without the capacity to blame in the indictment that goes to health care, but he acknowledges the facts, says defender John Christian Elden. – Unsettled conflict – The question is whether he was also psychotic at the time of the murder, to such an extent that he cannot be blamed for having committed the murder. A wide range of evidence has been prepared with witness statements from people who were in contact with him both before the murder, but also in the hours, days and weeks after the murder, says Henriksbø. He says the purpose is for the court to have a good basis for assessing the defendant’s functional capacity and whether the defendant had the ability to understand what he was doing at the time of the murder. The police have seized more than ten weapons that were not used during the murder. Photo: POLICE – It is true that the motive for the murder will be a topic during the main hearing. The defendant has been open about the fact that he has had an unresolved conflict with his father because of the relationship growing up. I will not comment on this in any more detail than that this is a natural topic during the defendant’s testimony before the court, says Henriksbø. The accused son ran a Youtube channel. – There will be some evidence related to a Youtube channel that the defendant ran before the murder, where he has also talked about his relationship with his father. Certain recordings from this channel will be played, and the defendant will have the opportunity to explain himself about this. In addition to the murder weapon, the police have seized a double-digit number of stabbing weapons such as hunting knives, swords and throwing quivers. Ammunition and two more pistols have also been seized. The 37-year-old was in a gun club. – Weapons were found during a subsequent search of the defendant’s apartment. None of these weapons were used in the murder. The defendant left the weapon that was used in the murder outside the house that was the scene of the murder, says State Attorney Sturla Henriksbø at the Oslo State Prosecutor’s Office. Two weeks have been set aside for the trial, which has been moved to Lillestrøm for jurisdictional reasons. The Oslo District Court believes that many judges could be incompetent to hear the case because Kjærvik has worked as a defense attorney at the Oslo District Court for many years.
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