– We have been in deep sorrow, with a heart full of longing. This is what the family of the deceased Faridullah Rahmani (26) says at a press conference on Friday morning. They call the murder of Rahmani a “tragedy in the heart of Bærum”. A packed Al-Noor mosque in Bærum gathered to say goodbye to Rahmani on Friday morning. He is later buried at the Steinskogen cemetery in Bærum. Several police patrols are on the scene. Farid Rahmani died after being stabbed on a bus in Bærum on Friday last week. – An accidental victim, says the family. Photo: Privat Hevder Rahmani was an accidental victim Rahmani died after being stabbed on a bus in Bærum on Friday last week. He received life-saving first aid before being transported to Oslo University Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. A 14-year-old has been charged after the stabbing. Since he is under the criminal minimum age, he is taken care of by child protection. The family claims that Rahmani was an accidental victim. – Based on what we know, they had no relationship beyond the fact that they lived in the same area and had to take the same bus home, says the family about the relationship between Rahmani and the accused. Many had turned up on Friday morning to say goodbye to Farid Rahmani. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news The defendant’s defender Thor Bache-Wiig believes, however, that Rahmani and the 14-year-old had met earlier. – What he has explained about in questioning is a specific episode that took place this summer where the deceased was involved in a situation that is described as a kind of fight, he says. The family had previously asked to approve all questions from the press. news was still not allowed to ask questions during the press conference. Photo: Mariam Eltervåg Cissé / news Family critical of media coverage Rahmani’s family reacts to the presentation of the case in the media over the past week. Incorrect information and undocumented claims have been reproduced, they believe. – The grief has gotten worse, says the family. – The fact is that Farid was a loving and conflict-averse young man, who has never been on the edge of the law. Representatives of the family had prepared what they wanted to say to a joint press corps ahead of Friday’s press conference. Only VG and Dagbladet were allowed to ask the family questions before the press conference ended. It was on this bus that Rahmani was stabbed on the evening of Friday 22 December. Photo: Frederik Ringnes / NTB Several threats received The police have opened four criminal cases following several reports of threats after the murder, the police say in a press release. The threats must have come both from the circle of friends of the accused and the murdered. – My client’s family has received unpleasant messages without my knowledge of the content, said the 14-year-old’s defender Thor Bache-Wiig to news. So far, no one has been charged in these cases. The defense attorney for the 14-year-old says that the boy wants to cooperate with the police, and that he is affected by what he has done.
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