The accused man appeared today at the courthouse in Steinkjer accused of the murder of Sigve Bremset and two attempted murders. But shortly after the court was set, it became clear that the defendant was unable to sit in court with the others. He was therefore taken into an adjacent room with a window facing the courtroom. The defendant denies criminal guilt for the attempted murder, but admits that he drove the car with alcohol and that he did not have a valid driver’s license. Prosecutor Kaia Strandjord presented a powerful video showing the collision. The video shows that the van stops on the pavement, before the car continues straight towards the young people. Drove into a crowd The man ran away from the scene, but was arrested after a short time by the police and has since been remanded in custody. On Monday, he stands trial for murder and two attempted murders in Trøndelag district court. He is also charged with drink driving and driving without a valid driver’s licence. He drove into a crowd standing on the pavement in Kongens gate in Steinkjer approx. at 02.10 on the night of Sunday 9 April. Sigve Bremset was hit and he died of his injuries shortly after. The collision made a strong impression on the local community, and the many young people who were in town on their way home after a concert. Sigve Bremset was at home on Easter holidays. Photo: Private Must tell about the subject A man and a woman were hit by the van on the pavement and were slightly injured. The woman moved and was hit by the right side of the car. On Monday, the man must explain his motive for running over the young people. In police interrogation, he has previously pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and negligent driving. This happened in the minutes after the collision The first reports come to the police about the collision in Kongens gate in Steinkjer. The police report that a man has been hit by a car. Police and health are on the scene. The extent of the damage is then unclear. The police report on Twitter that the vehicle ran away from the scene. The injured party was picked up by the Norwegian Air Ambulance. The police have just arrested the perpetrator, who drove off the road a few kilometers away. Show more SORROW: Flowers and candles were put down. Witnesses will tell about the collision in Trøndelag District Court. Photo: Lars Lilleby Macedo / NTB Showing video in court A video from a surveillance camera outside the fast food restaurant Tasty is said to have captured the incident on the night of Easter Sunday this year. Prosecutor Kaia Strandjord has announced that she will present the video in court. Central to the case is whether it was done on purpose. The man has pleaded guilty, but not that it was an intentional act. Five days have been set aside for the trial in Trøndelag district court in Steinkjer. Over the next few days, a number of witnesses to the incident will explain themselves. On Tuesday, the day starts with a crime scene investigation where the hit-and-run happened. Many people gathered in Kongens gate to remember the deceased after the collision that happened here. Photo: Lars Lilleby Macedeo/NTB / NTB Forensic psychiatric assessment State attorney Kaia Strandjord, who is the prosecutor in the trial, reserves the right to request a custodial sentence. Two forensic psychiatric experts will appear in court on Wednesday. They have previously submitted a 50-page report, after the police asked for a full judicial observation. This preliminary statement indicates that the defendant was criminally sane. The defense attorney for the man accused of murder is Anne Marstrander-Berg. The man has a previous criminal conviction The man was sentenced in 2018 for several criminal offences. – He was then sentenced for placing a manhole cover, scrap metal and a large stone on the train line near Steinkjer. A warning system in Bane Nor prevented a serious accident, when a freight train came running in 2016. – He was also convicted for having sent messages threatening to do the same as Anders Behring Breivik. An expert assessed him as mildly mentally retarded after this trial in Inntrøndelag District Court in 2018. This helped to reduce the sentence he received.
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