– A man has been arrested. He is charged with murder, the police write in a press release at 17.28 Friday. – There is a familial relationship between the deceased and the accused, says Terje Marstad, operations manager in the east police district. The police have found reason to notify the municipality’s crisis team. – We have found reason to notify the municipality’s crisis team because there are people in the immediate family who have been close to the incident, says prosecutor Camilla Ek Sørensen. The investigation will continue through the weekend, including forensic examinations and questioning. – Could there be more arrests in the case? – As of now, there is one person charged with murder. He has been arrested for the murder and is now in the central detention center in Lillestrøm, says Sørensen. Sugin Varatharajan has been appointed as defense counsel for the accused, and attempts will be made to question him as soon as possible. BARRIER TAPE: The area is still cordoned off on Friday evening. Photo: Bård Nafstad / news – Incredibly tragic Amine Mabel Andresen (H), mayor of Lørenskog, says this is a very sad case. – It is incredibly tragic. My thoughts and concerns go out to those left behind. She says the crisis team will survey the situation for how to proceed as soon as they are contacted by the police. – We work closely in relation to safeguarding the local community. The surrounding equipment is switched on, if children are involved, schools are connected to the crisis team, and I and the municipal director are informed about the matter. If necessary, they will also create a place where people can gather if they wish. She nevertheless clarifies that as long as the incident is under investigation, the matter is mainly on the police’s table. CRIME TECHNICIANS: The police collected information on Friday to find out what happened. Photo: Bård Nafstad / news Was called suspicious Friday morning, approx. at 12:30, the police went to a residential area in Lørenskog following a report of a seriously injured person. The man was unconscious when the police arrived, and was pronounced dead a short time later. – We will have to get back to the exact cause of death and any seizures, it is too early to comment on that now, says prosecutor Sørensen. She states that the police came into contact with a person near the scene of the crime and that it is this person who has now been charged and has been arrested for the murder. The police launched a murder investigation based on the circumstances and information at the scene. – Due to findings at the address, the police consider this to be suspicious, and have started an investigation. We have taken some people for questioning who currently have the status of witnesses in the case, said task leader Magnus Hovelsrud Andresen to news’s reporter at the scene. – We came into contact with potential witnesses near the crime scene and they are continuously being taken in for possible questioning, confirms the prosecutor. What is the background to the murder and any motive behind the act is too early to comment on, says Sørensen. ON THE SITE: Police incident leader Magnus Hovelsrud Andresen Photo: Bård Nafstad / news
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Suspicious death in Lørenskog – Greater Oslo
