Increased charges after a school student was seriously injured in Kongsvinger – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

– The charge has now been changed to grievous bodily harm. This is based on an overall assessment of the extent of the damage and the information that is otherwise available in the case, says police attorney Christine Lundstein in a press release. The victim, a 17-year-old boy who is a student at the school, is seriously injured. His condition is stable, but the police state that they have not been able to question the person due to his state of health. It was Friday last week that the violent incident took place at the school. The injured student was flown by air ambulance to Ullevål hospital. Two 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old boy were initially charged with grievous bodily harm. The charge has now been increased to grievous bodily harm. Several witnesses have been interviewed The police write that several witness interviews have been carried out, but that there are also more to come. Police attorney Christine Lundstein at the Innlandet police district. Photo: Ann-Kristin Mo / news – Unfortunately, we cannot go into what information we have received, as one of the accused and offended has not been questioned. We do not want them to be influenced by what is in the media, says Lundstein. The police also state that drugs have been found, but do not want to say anything about what has been found and where. Earlier, the police said that two of the accused youths had explained themselves, but that they both denied criminal guilt after being charged. The third youth who has been charged has so far refused to explain himself. – The accused person, who did not want to give a statement, now wants to explain himself and questioning will be carried out in the near future, says Lundstein. Lawyer Jostein Løken is defending one of the boys who has been charged. Løken says to news that he does not want to comment on the case now. Higher penalty The penalty for grievous bodily harm is imprisonment for up to six years, while grievous bodily harm carries a penalty of imprisonment for up to ten years. What is the difference between bodily harm and grievous bodily harm? – A common bodily injury includes violence without injuries or with minor injuries, while a bodily injury is violence with more serious injury, says Christine Lundstein. Why have you increased the charges now? – This has been done on the basis of an overall assessment of the damage to the victim, and on the basis of the information that we otherwise have in the case. Do you believe that drugs could be the cause of this incident? – It is too early to say anything about now, says Lundstein.



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