The case in summary: A woman in her 40s has been remanded in custody for four weeks with a letter and visiting ban, following a ruling from the Østre Innlandet district court. The woman is suspected of complicity in deprivation of liberty, which her defender says is contrary to her own explanation. The police have carried out forensic investigations on a farm in Løten, where finds of interest have been made which have been sent to Kripos for analysis. The missing man, whom the woman is suspected of having contributed to the deprivation of liberty, is said to have stayed on the farm before he disappeared. The police do not rule out that there may be more people involved in the case, but no other arrests or charges have yet been made. The woman’s defender, Jens-Henrik Lien, says that she denies criminal guilt and that they will consider appealing the verdict. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. On Friday, the accused woman was produced for remand. She petitioned to be released, while the prosecution asked for four weeks in custody. In a ruling handed down this afternoon, the Østre Innlandet district court states that the woman will be detained for four weeks with a ban on letters and visits. – I have just received the ruling, and must have the opportunity to go through the decision with my client and assess whether it will be appropriate to appeal it, says the woman’s defender Jens-Henrik Lien to news. The fact that the court believes there are reasonable grounds for suspecting complicity in deprivation of liberty, he says, is contrary to what the client himself has explained. – But we have to take note of that and assess whether there are grounds for appealing this decision. – Reasonable grounds for suspicion The court believes imprisonment for 4 weeks with a ban on letters and visits for the entire period is “necessary and proportionate.” The judge refers in particular to the seriousness of the case and that the investigation is in an initial phase with a great need for both planning and execution of investigative steps. In addition, the court believes that she can be linked to the incident in such a way that there is “considerable reason to suspect complicity in deprivation of liberty.” Defense attorney Jens-Henrik Lien tells news that he has just received the ruling, and will now review the decision with the client to assess whether it will be appropriate to appeal. He applied for release earlier today. Findings of interest must have been made and sent to Kripos for analysis, police inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen tells news. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Submitting findings for analysis The police have been carrying out forensic investigations on the farm in Løten for several days. Findings of interest must have been made and sent to Kripos for analysis, police inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen tells news. – We hope that the answers to the analyzes will be able to help shed light on what has happened to the missing person. It is not clear whether work on the farm will continue over the weekend. Photo: Frode Meskau / news Photo: Frode Meskau / news Photo: Frode Meskau / news Photo: Wibecke Wold Haagensen / news Last seen New Year’s Eve Police inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen tells news on Friday that they have no doubt that there is a relationship between the accused and the missing person. – The missing man has been staying on this farm for the last time before he disappeared. The last we have of reliable information on whether he is from New Year’s Eve on this farm, she says. Nytrøen says that it is a central part of the police investigation to find the last sure signs of life from the missing. The police have also received information in the case that the missing person must have been observed on two specific dates in January. – We have different information that we are trying to verify, says the police inspector. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news – To what extent do you think that the woman acted alone? – It is too early to say anything about it now. We have charged her with complicity, and it is always an ongoing assessment in this case whether there are more people who have been involved, or whether she has done this alone. No other arrests or charges have been made in the case. But the police are not ruling it out. Denies criminal guilt Defendant Jens-Henrik Lien told news that the woman still denies criminal guilt. He does not want to go further into what she has said in questioning. – I am not going to go into the content of her questioning, but she explained herself over a long period of time yesterday. She has explained herself thoroughly and comprehensively and answered all the questions that the police have asked. As of now, no public prosecutor has been appointed, but work is being done to have one appointed, the police report. Woman in her 40sWas arrested and charged with deprivation of liberty on January 24.She completely disagrees with the charge and pleads not guilty.Man in his 30s.Reported missing by relatives on January 12.From the Grenland area.Last seen on the farm in Løten on New Year’s Eve. Bad weather conditions. himself on the farm in Løten recently before he disappeared. On Friday, several forensic technicians and police officers arrived at the farm. news’s reporter on the spot says that the weather conditions seem to be difficult to work in. It is snowing a lot. On Thursday, forensic technicians and the police took an interest in an area around 200 meters from the farm. They dug at the site, and took objects with them to make further investigations. Police investigation in Løten Regarding a man in his 30s from the Greenland area, he is formally reported missing. Large police forces began investigations at the property. A woman in her 40s connected to the farm in Løten is arrested without drama. The woman is charged with deprivation of liberty or complicity in deprivation of liberty. Both the police and Kripos are continuing investigations at the scene. Among other things, the police did excavation work near the property. With the exception of rescue or health missions, it is not permitted to fly in the area. This means that neither helicopters nor the use of drones are permitted. The police start questioning the accused woman in her 40s. She explains herself for nine hours. Via her defender Jens-Henrik Lien, the accused woman states that she does not understand the charges and that she does not plead guilty. The police want to remand the woman on Friday, confirms her defender Jens-Henrik Lien. Police Inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen tells news that the missing man has been on the farm for the last time before he disappeared, and that there is a relationship between the man and the woman. Several discoveries have been made in the last few days and have been sent to Kripos for analysis. – We hope that the answers to the analyzes will be able to help shed light on what has happened to the missing person, says police inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen to news. On Friday afternoon, the Østre Innlandet District Court decided that the woman could be detained with a letter and visiting ban for four weeks, despite for her petition to be released. view more
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