Four men indicted after the murder of Bård Lanes (33) in Tønsberg – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

All the defendants have always denied criminal guilt. The 33-year-old was shot and killed on an open street in Tønsberg in April 2021. Informant for the police According to VG, in the spring of 2021 Lanes was asked by a police officer to obtain information about a criminal man (31). Six weeks later, Lanes was shot dead outside a tanning salon in a popular shopping area in Tønsberg. The 31-year-old and three other men are now charged with the murder. All deny criminal guilt. According to TV 2, the police have investigated whether the informant role could have been the motive for the murder. These are the defendants: Man (27) The police believe the man fired the fatal shots. The man has previously been convicted of desecration of a corpse. Denies guilt. Man (31) The police believe he helped plan and prepare the murder. Denies criminal guilt. Man (23) Brazilian citizen who the police believe had a role in the murder. Denies criminal guilt. Man (33) The police believe the man drove the car that was used to and from the crime scene. The car was later found alight on Sem outside Tønsberg. Denies criminal responsibility. Ran away in a car The police believe that a 27-year-old man from the Drammen area fired the shots, while a 33-year-old man drove the car that was used to and from the crime scene. The car was found burning shortly after the murder at Sem in Tønsberg. The car was left burning near Sem in Tønsberg. Photo: Vestfold intermunicipal fire service The trial starts in the spring.



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