The case in summary The police believe that the theory of murder and suicide in the Stavern case has been strengthened in the last 24 hours. The man in his 50s may have killed his partner before taking his own life. The woman, who is employed as a teacher, is still missing. The police maintain the murder charge against the woman, despite the strengthened theory of murder and suicide. The police have also become even more certain that no other people should have been involved in the incident. Counsel for the deceased man’s survivors believes it is right for the police to uphold the murder charge. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content has been reviewed by news’s journalists before publication. Based on the investigation so far, the police consider that the grounds for suspicion against the woman accused of murder have weakened. – This means that there is no longer reasonable grounds for suspicion as the police are assessing the case now, says police attorney Ole Jacob Garder. However, he adds that this does not mean that the charges against the woman have been dropped. – It is natural that the police work on the basis of several theories about what may have happened, and the murder theory is still one of these. On the other hand, we consider it to be the case that this theory is weakened, he says. Preliminary autopsy report Garder further says that the fact that the woman has not been found makes the case difficult. Police attorney Ole Jacob Garder. Photo: Lorentz Berg / news – For the police, it means that we are left with many questions to which we do not get answers – we do not have the facts of what has happened. It also means that we continue to work with all our theories, even if the weighting of them has now changed compared to when we started the investigation. The police received the preliminary autopsy report of the man who was found dead on Thursday afternoon. – For the sake of the further investigation, we do not want to go into details of what the autopsy report says, but it has given us important information that is included in the assessment that the grounds for suspicion against the accused woman have weakened, says Garder. Criticizing the police The family of the man who was found dead in Stavern is critical of the police conveying hypotheses and theories to the media. Sol Elden is an assistance lawyer for the bereaved. Photo: Terje Reite / news – The family finds it very difficult for the police to communicate their hypotheses and theories in real time to the media. The case has many unanswered questions at the present time. I expect the police to investigate the case broadly and objectively so that the bereaved can get factual answers to what has happened, writes Sol Elden of Elden Advokatfirma in a press release. She says that although the police believe that the grounds for suspicion against the missing woman have weakened, there is nothing in the case at the present time that has given the police grounds to charge the deceased with any criminal offence. Now searching for the presumed death The investigation so far has not given the police any indication of what has happened to the missing woman. – We note that she is missing and has not given any sign of life since the investigation began. For that reason, we believe that there is reason to believe that something may have hit her and that she has probably died, says Garder. As a result of this, the police will on Friday start a search for the presumed dead person, starting from the local area. – In cases where the police are looking for missing persons, it is normal for the search to be centered around the area where the missing person lives, explains Garder. He further explains that if fact-based information should come through tips after an investigation, the police will also consider other areas of search. Want tips The police have so far found no basis to change the status of the deceased person as molested as we do not know what has happened to the missing woman, says Garder. – Our hope is therefore that we manage to find her so that the police and the next of kin of both the deceased man and the missing woman get answers to what has happened. The police are still interested in information from witnesses or others who may have information that may be of help in mapping what has happened. In particular, this applies from 30 December. The police tip number is 476 96 500. The police are still actively working in the neighborhood where the couple lived. Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news Rundspørring It was late on Tuesday evening that the police found the murdered man in his 50s in a home in Stavern in Larvik. The search for his partner in his 40s is still ongoing with full force. She is employed as a teacher at a primary school in Porsgrunn. news’s reporter at the scene reports on Friday morning that it is quiet and peaceful in the neighbourhood. Two patrols, which appear to be carrying out inquiries, are in place in the area. – Challenging crime scene Initially, the police’s main theory was that the missing woman was behind the murder of her roommate, but on Thursday, police attorney Garder opened up about the police having made discoveries that strengthen other theories. – It is a demanding crime scene to read. Based on the sum of the information the police have, we have to keep the possibility open that there may have been a different sequence of events than we have so far worked from, Garder told news on Thursday. Crime scene technicians were in place outside the home for a short time on Friday morning. Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news Until yesterday, the police worked on the basis of a main theory that the woman should have killed her partner. On Thursday, however, it became known that the police were working with theories related to murder and suicide. They also investigated whether the woman may have been killed first. The police have today placed letters in several mailboxes in the cohabiting couple’s neighbourhood. There they ask for tips in connection with the death. In a letter that has been placed in several mailboxes in Stavern, the police ask people to get in touch if they have information about the case. Photo: Håkon Lie / news The tent for the police crime technicians is still standing outside the couple’s home on Friday morning. Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news The homicide investigation in Stavern Police is contacted by family members who are worried because they cannot get in touch with a relative in Stavern. The report of concern prompts the police to visit a home where they find a dead man. In a press release, the police state that the death is being investigated as a murder. A woman related to the man has been charged, but the police have no control over this woman, the report says. The police say there are findings at the scene that have led them to launch a murder investigation. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news In an update on the investigation, the police write that it is the man’s roommate who is charged with the murder. The police have not made contact with the accused, who is also wanted internationally. The police are searching with both drones and dogs in Stavern. Rubbish cans are taken from the cohabiting couple’s home. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news A police helicopter is used in the search for the woman. Police station chief Tor Eriksen says that the ground is also being searched. Photo: Lorentz Berg / news Findings at the scene strengthen new theories about what happened, the police say. In addition to the theory of murder, the police are investigating whether it could be murder or suicide. They are also investigating whether the woman may have been killed first. New investigations are being carried out in the area around the cohabiting couple’s home. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news The suspicion against the woman accused of murder has weakened, the police say. The woman is still charged, but the police believe it is no longer most likely that she killed the man. The background is, among other things, the preliminary autopsy report, says police attorney Ole Jacob Garder. The woman has still not been found, and the investigation has so far not provided an answer to what happened to her, the police say. Show more
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