– We are a tiny community. The church has remained open and there are many who need to seek comfort. It is tragic, very tragic, says Kari Tønsaker Martinsen. The residents news meets in Spydeberg are affected. On the night of Sunday, the police, ambulance and ambulance responded to an emergency call from a private residence. Two 16-year-old girls were found dead at the scene. A third teenage girl was sent to hospital for treatment after a suspected overdose. Kari Tønsaker Martinsen says that the events of the weekend have made a strong impression on her. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen/news The incident has made an impression on the inhabitants of the small village in Indre Østfold municipality. – When there are two twins, a pair of twins, it’s terrible. I myself have lost a child. Experiencing it is terrible. Of course it’s horrible, says Martinsen. – Meaningless The two dead girls were twin sisters and natives of the district. – I think it resonates a little with most people. That’s how people talk about it. After the first shock, people called each other and asked if others had heard anything, says Carine Bruun Lund. There are small relationships in the village. Just over 6,000 people live in the former municipality. – It clearly makes an impression. It feels completely pointless, says Lund. Two 16-year-olds were found dead in a home in Spydeberg on the night of Sunday. The police suspect that they died of an overdose. Photo: Freddie Larsen Reported missing The Norwegian Bureau of Statistics confirmed on Sunday that the two girls had measures taken by child protection. On Monday, the police informed news that the twin sisters were reported missing from an institution before they were found dead. – I can confirm that they belong to an institution in the district. They had been reported missing from this for a relatively short time before the case that arose in Spydeberg, says Olav Unnestad. Unnestad is the police station chief at Indre Østfold police station. – We receive a number of such messages over the course of a year, and we naturally attach concern to all such messages, says Unnestad. The police: – Challenges with drugs The police suspect that the two teenage girls died after an overdose. For the sake of the investigation, they will not comment on what the girls may have ingested. Police station chief Olav Unnestad expresses his condolences to the relatives in the case. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen/news – We experience it as a deeply tragic case where our thoughts naturally go to the next of kin in the case, says Unnestad. The police in Indre Østfold have drug use among young people high on the priority list. – We recognize that, just like other places in Norway, we have challenges related to the use of drugs among young people. Perhaps especially the fact that the use of drugs has become somewhat harmless among young people, says the police station chief. Getting questions about drugs Taxi driver Bjørn Søvik in Indre Østfold often experiences customers asking him if he knows how to get drugs. – It is easier to get hold of drugs than a dog. We get questions like this all the time. Not every day and not every week, but once in a while. “Do you know of anyone who has any drugs?” Søvik has driven a taxi for six years and believes that such questions have become more and more common. Bjørn Søvik has been driving a taxi for six years. He is constantly asked if he knows how customers can get hold of drugs. Photo: Lard Håkon Pedersen/news He has thought a lot about the incident from the weekend. – It is terrible for both the girls and those left behind. A man in his 20s was remanded in custody for four weeks on Monday. He is charged with negligent homicide, but denies guilt. Another young man is charged with selling drugs.
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Indre Østfold in mourning after twin sisters (16) died – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
