The public prosecutor indicates that a mixture of morphine, alprazolam and clonazepam was found in the body of the deceased. She consumed the food or drink and thus got into the drug in such a quantity that she died the same day. As an alternative to murder, the man is also prosecuted under section 277 for having helped someone take their life. news has so far not been able to contact the defendant’s lawyer, Kristina Jørgensen. Denial of criminal liability The defendant has explained in the hearing that he found his wife in the chair when he returned home after being out for a walk on 29 June last year. When he did not get her weight, the man called AMK. He started CPR while talking to the emergency phone. The following day, the police were contacted by the health service, due to the circumstances surrounding the death. The autopsy revealed that the woman had a fatal dose of morphine in her body. First State Attorney Unni Sandøy is the prosecutor in the trial, which starts in Trøndelag District Court on 11 March. Photo: Kari Sørbø / news Admitted in February In February 2023, the woman was urgently admitted to St. Olav’s hospital on suspicion of poisoning. Also then, there was talk of large quantities of morphine. When the woman found out what the substance was, she wondered if someone wanted to kill her, the police said later. But in February they chose not to proceed with the case because there were no other circumstances that pointed to a criminal relationship. The woman in her 70s had Parkinson’s disease, but morphine was not part of the medication she received. Change explanation The husband was charged with murder, but denied having anything to do with the poisoning. Later he changed his explanation and said that it was his wife who wanted to die. She also went to Trondheim when the man bought morphine and other drugs from drug addicts, the defendant explained. Her children believe that the mother did not wish to die and that she had come to terms with the disease. It appears from court documents that deal with the detention of defendants. No evidence of death pact found The police confirmed this winter that morphine particles the size of sugar grains were found in the vacuum cleaner at the defendant’s home. Morphine residues were also found in several places in the kitchen. Police attorney Ole Andreas Aftret has previously told news that the police do not believe the man’s explanation that he and his wife agreed that he would help her die. So far, no evidence of such a death pact has been found either. Kristina Jørgensen defends the defendant as nectar for killing his wife. Photo: Kari Sørbø / news In the indictment, an adjournment is taken to submit a claim that the defendant should lose the right to inherit from his wife. The trial starts in Trøndelag District Court on 11 March. It has been seen in court for two weeks.
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Indicted for murder by poison and attempted murder of his wife in Ørland in Trøndelag – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
