According to what news learns, this is the same man that the police wanted on Sunday. – I can confirm that there was a major police operation against an address in Stavanger last night. The action was related to the murder case from Saturday evening. That’s what operations manager in the Sør-West police district, Victor Fenne-Jensen, writes in an e-mail to news. It was Stavanger Aftenblad that reported the arrest first. At 18.27 on Saturday, the police went to an address at Eiganes cemetery in Stavanger. Soon after, the police found a man in an apartment at the address, the police said in a press release. – The man was pronounced dead a short time later. The circumstances at the scene mean that the police are investigating the case as a murder, says police attorney Fredrik Martin Soma. The case is being investigated as a murder. Photo: Marte Skodje / news Hunt for perpetrator The police have charged a man in his 30s with the murder. The accused is a Norwegian citizen and known to the police from before. – We are looking broadly and he is wanted both in Norway and abroad, Hagen told Stavanger Aftenblad. Marita Hagen, police attorney. Photo: Marte Skodje / news But on the night of Monday this man was arrested. This is confirmed by sources for news. According to what news has been informed, several witnesses are said to have given descriptions of the person in question. – We are still at an early stage in the investigation, and cannot rule out that there will be more than one arrest, says police prosecutor Marita Hagen in a press conference on Sunday morning. The police prosecutor will not say anything about the relationship between the deceased and the accused at this time. The deceased is also known to the police from before. The residence did not belong to the deceased, and the police do not wish to comment on whether the accused lives where the murder took place. As the police see it now, there is no danger to others in the Stavanger area. Assistance lawyer Bent Endresen Photo: Marte Skodje / news – It was a shock for the family yesterday after they were told that their son and brother had been killed, and they are in deep grief, says assistance attorney Bent Endresen. The psychosocial crisis team in the municipality has been informed of the incident, and can be contacted via the Stavanger emergency department, the municipality states. – People who live in the area and use municipal services will be offered follow-up if they need it, says Director of Health and Welfare Eli Karin Fosse. Screams heard Large police forces searched the area on Saturday night. They also used patrols with specially trained police dogs to try to find the route where the perpetrator disappeared from the scene. Police crime technicians have been working at the scene throughout the night, and the police have conducted a number of witness interviews. The police are also asking for tips in the case, they write in a press release on Sunday morning. Police cordoned off a large area after they found the dead man. Photo: Erlend Frafjord / news They cordoned off an increasingly large area around the apartment, while at the same time knocking on doors and talking to neighbours. Just half an hour after the incident, forensic technicians wearing protective equipment entered the apartment to secure technical clues that could provide answers to what has happened. A witness news has spoken to tells of a loud scream just before the police arrived at the scene.
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Suspect arrested overnight to Monday – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
