– We can confirm that there are employees at the institution where the accused lived who drove the accused to visit his mother and brother on Sunday afternoon, says police attorney Lena Katrin Romestrand. The accused thus went to visit his mother and little brother two days before the mother was found dead and the little brother was found badly injured in a home in Vestnes. – He had been in the home from Sunday to Tuesday? – He was visiting his mother from Sunday afternoon, says Romestrand. Lena Katrin Romestrand is a police lawyer and prosecutor in the Møre og Romsdal police district. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news The defense attorney has been critical The son of the dead woman, a man in his 20s, was arrested in the immediate vicinity of the apartment. The man is charged with grievous bodily harm resulting in death against the mother, and grievous bodily harm against the little brother. – We do understand that questions are being asked about the accused’s visit to his mother in view of what has happened, and especially based on what the defender has initially commented on in the media, says Romestrand. The man’s defense attorney has previously stated to news that he questions the supervision of the man, and how the accused could visit the family. Nevertheless, the police cannot currently provide more information about the visit because the institution where the man lived is bound by a duty of confidentiality, and because they have not been given access to the institution’s follow-up of the man. Flowers at the scene in Vestnes where the woman was found dead and the son was found badly injured in October. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news – Connecting to the crimes The man who has been charged is now in custody at an institution. According to his defender, he must be mentally ill. The accused man has linked himself to the deeds in questioning, both to his mother and younger brother, says defense attorney Roy Peder Kulblik. According to the defender, a first preliminary questioning has been taken where this emerged. – I confirm that he has explained himself in the situation, and he confirms the actions that have been taken, says the defender. Roy Peder Kulblik is the defense attorney for the man charged in the Vestnes case. Photo: Espen Sandmo / news His client has not yet received any questions about how he stands in relation to criminal liability. The defense attorney tells news that he has understood it to mean that it was employees at the care home where the client lives, who drove the man home to his mother. Nor can he say anything more about the circumstances surrounding the visit now, and hopes the further investigation will provide more details. – That is one of the important questions in the case, says Kulblik. Was charged with violence in 2022, but the case was dropped Sunnmørsposten and VG have both previously mentioned that the man was charged in 2022 with violence and threats against the mother. news has also been given access to the previous case. There it emerges that the man allegedly threatened his mother and siblings with a knife and stated that “you are going to die” or the like. He is also said to have hit his mother in the head in another case. The man was also charged with scalping an employee at an institution in the face, and he was charged with carrying a knife in a public place. The case was dropped by the police the following year on the grounds of “doubts about his sanity”. It is also stated in the complaint that the accused requires close follow-up. Crime scene technicians and large police forces moved out after the emergency services were notified of the violent incident in Vestnes. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Police attorney, Lena Katrin Romestrand, cannot at present say anything about what follow-up the accused received. – Again, we need an exemption from confidentiality in order to obtain such information, so unfortunately we have not been able to do that, she says. news has contacted the institution. Neither the institution nor the employees wish to comment on the matter, and refer to the duty of confidentiality. Published 07.11.2024, at 15.21 Updated 07.11.2024, at 16.55
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The accused in the Vestnes case was driven home to visit his mother on Sunday – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
