On Tuesday, the trial started in the Østre Innlandet district court. The dramatic incident of violence on the night of 2 January 2022 at Tolga in Innlandet has left a deep mark on both those involved and the local community in Østerdalen. Four men have been charged with deprivation of liberty or complicity in this. They plead guilty to varying degrees on the six charges, which deal with deprivation of liberty, violence, weapons and drugs. The man who was subjected to the violence and threats has suffered persistent psychological problems, according to his legal aid lawyer Helge Hartz. Debt is said to have been the background for the abduction During her opening presentation, prosecutor Vibeke Stolp Ekeland emphasized that both the deprivation of liberty and the drug offenses in the case are serious. She explained that the victim must have been involved with a drug environment in Eastern Norway and owed money to several people. The offended man is also said to have stolen valuables, which the prosecutor believes may be the background to the incident. The four defendants are also said to have had contact with a drug environment. The police have, among other things, monitored the defendants in the investigation of the case. PROSECUTOR: Vibeke Stolp Ekeland said in her opening statement that neither the course of events nor the itinerary are in dispute. Photo: Line Fosser Vogt / news Broke into a residential building According to the indictment, two masked men are said to have broken a window at 2am and threatened to enter a residential building in the village of Vingelen in Tolga. Armed with a revolver and a knife, they first subjected the married couple who lived there to violence. According to the prosecution, the aim was to get hold of their son in his 20s. He was hiding under a bed in one of the house’s bedrooms, but was found. DOOR: The two men who, according to the indictment, were at Tolga are said to have broken a window in the home of the victim’s parents, and entered the home where they found the 20-year-old before taking him with them. Photo: Police Shots fired at 20-year-old According to the indictment, he was dragged forward and beaten and kicked. With a revolver, one of the men shot him in the buttocks. He was then allegedly threatened with the weapon to the head, got into a car and driven towards Oslo. During the drive, he is said to have been repeatedly beaten and threatened with the revolver to the head. The perpetrators allegedly threatened to cut off his fingers if his parents contacted the police. DROVE OFF THE ROAD: This is the car that the perpetrators used during the abduction. In Stor-Elvdal they drove off the road and ended up on a field. The photo was taken by the police before the car was towed away. Photo: The police Issued a wanted notice The abduction case at Tolga in Inlandet received a lot of attention in the media after the police quickly issued a wanted notice. One of the four defendants reported to the police after a few days. A short time later, the other three defendants were arrested by the police. Two other men have previously been charged. Three of the accused men are accused of exposing the victim to grievous bodily harm, violence and threats. One of the men is also charged with dealing in significant quantities of drugs of the hashish, cocaine, marijuana and MDMA type.
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