24-year-old sentenced to 13 years in prison after killing best friend – news Vestland

This is reported by Bergensavisen and TV 2. The best friend got the broken bottle in her throat and bled to death. The convicted person explained in court that his best friend got the bottle in his throat while they were playing. The 24-year-old denied criminal liability, and the defender argued that he could only be sentenced for bodily harm resulting in death. The man has now been found guilty of murder, and sentenced to 13 years’ detention and to pay compensation to the deceased’s parents and son of NOK 372,000 each, a total of around NOK 1.1 million. The minimum period of detention is set at 8 years and 8 months. The severe sentence based on the risk of repetition. Leikeboksa It was 23-year-old Abdulmajid Omar Yousef Ahmed who lost his life in the incident. He had a young son. The incident happened in Løvstakkvegen in Bergen around Christmas 2022. The two must have known each other since they fled from an African country. They met on a boat to Italy, and in 2016 both came to Norway and became close friends, write TV 2. The two and a third friend had drunk beer and vodka, and at one point the convicted 24-year-old decided and sacrificed himself to playbox. The 24-year-old is said to have then received a cut on the forehead and been provoked. – I was angry, but just wanted to scare. He came towards me. I made a sudden movement and discovered that the part of the bottle hit him in the neck. I was completely shocked and confused, he said in court according to BA. – It was a tragic accident. It was never meant to hurt him or kill him. He was my best friend. Two other men were present in the flat when it happened, but they were released after a short time. The defender of the convicted man, Cathrine Bang, has so far not commented on the verdict. In the past as a child soldier, the 24-year-old has also been charged with criminal damage and a number of serious threats against NAV officials and prison officials, BA reports. He admitted in court that he has problems controlling his anger and that he sometimes does not know what he is doing. He said that he has a past as a child soldier in Africa, and has himself been forced to take his own life. The experts in court determined that the man suffers from post-traumatic stress and personality disorders. Published 08.07.2024, at 14.41 Updated 08.07.2024, at 15.20



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