Bjørn Rune Gjelsten charged after hunting accident – hit his own wife with hail – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

According to the newspaper, the billionaire is charged with careless handling of firearms. To the newspaper, police attorney Julie Dalsveen says that a person has been charged because a weapon has been seized. According to Dalsveen, this is a formality. In a press release that news has received, the married couple confirm that Solveig Gjelsten must have been hit by hail in the neck and upper body. The police will not confirm that it is Gjelsten who has been charged. – A traumatic experience Neither Gjelsten nor the police have confirmed the charge themselves. In the press release news has seen, it is stated that the incident has been a traumatic experience for the couple, and that they do not wish to comment further on the situation. Solveig and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten have hunted together for almost 40 years, and spend a lot of time in the Messelt and Kiær terrains in Østerdalen. news wrote on Thursday about what is supposed to be the hunting accident the Gjelsten couple were involved in. The hunting accident happened in Stor-Elvdal in Innlandet. Police attorney Hildegunn Tronsli says the police do not want to confirm that it is Bjørn Rune Gjelsten who has been charged. According to Tronsli, the case is still under investigation, but this will take some time. She does not want to say anything about what the accused is said to have said in his statement to the police. According to Kapital’s overview, Bjørn Rune Gjelsten is Norway’s twelfth richest man and worth NOK 18 billion. The police received a report on Thursday afternoon about a hunting accident in Nord-Østerdalen. One person was hit with pellets in the neck and upper body in connection with grouse hunting. The injured person was flown to Ullevål hospital, but is not said to have suffered life-threatening injuries. A person has been charged with careless handling of a firearm. Published 04.10.2024, at 17.51 ​​Updated 04.10.2024, at 21.39



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