The police do not know for sure what happened to the 81-year-old from the time he was discharged from the Hospital in Vestfold on Friday evening until he was found walking near Sem on the E18 on Saturday evening. He is said to have been in poor condition when he was taken care of by the police. – He obviously needed health care, says Magnar Pedersen, police inspector in the Southeast police district to news. Little is known about the sequence of events. The victim in the case is said to have been escorted out of the hospital in Tønsberg by a security guard on Friday evening, but since then it is not known with certainty what the man experienced over the next 24 hours. The man’s family reported him missing when he did not turn up at his home on Friday evening. – We then started an investigation. This quickly showed that the man’s bank card had been used, says Pedersen. FOUND ON E18: The police in Tønsberg have charged two men in the case where an 81-year-old was robbed. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen / news Then the alarm went off in earnest. – It also led us to some photos, which in turn led to the arrest of two people, says Pedersen. He does not rule out that more people have been involved. The two men are now charged with deprivation of liberty, robbery and having left a person in a helpless state. – We are investigating the case based on this, says Pedersen, who for the sake of further investigation does not want to go into more detail about what the 81-year-old has explained in questioning. The amount taken out of the man’s account is a few thousand kroner. Found the man’s belongings with one of the accused The police do not know if the man was subjected to violence during the 24 hours he was gone. – It is difficult to say at the present time. It will be part of the investigation to establish whether he has been subjected to violence, says Pedersen. According to the police, some of the victim’s belongings have been found at the home of one of the accused, which he therefore links to the case. The police in Tønsberg have charged two men in the case. Photo: H. Philip Hofgaard / news He does not want to go into what the two accused have explained. – We don’t want to go into that in detail, but what they explain is a little different, he says. The man was admitted to the hospital again after he was found on Saturday. – Desperate The two men both deny criminal guilt, but were produced for imprisonment on Monday afternoon. Lawyer Arild Almklov says that his client is distraught at having been involved in the case. – He is considering appealing the imprisonment. The decision will be taken tomorrow, he says to news. Lawyer Stian Mork Sletten at Advokatfirmaet Hasle says that his client completely does not recognize the police’s presentation of the case, and takes the charge very seriously. – He denies deprivation of liberty, robbery and having left the man in a helpless state. He has given an explanation to the police, and it is completely different from what the police claim. The man is appealing the imprisonment. Hi!I’m working on this case. Do you have any tips or know more about what happened? Please send me an email.
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Charged with robbery and kidnapping of 81-year-old – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
