It was an elderly couple who were killed in a housing complex outside Otta Sentrum on Monday evening. The accused, a man in his 40s, called the police himself and reported himself. After the incident, the man was taken care of by the healthcare system. The police will try to arrange for an interrogation of the accused on the day today. Forensic psychiatric examination The police appointed an expert to carry out a preliminary forensic psychiatric examination of the accused yesterday Tuesday. The investigation was carried out yesterday, according to a press release from the police. They further state that they are aware that the accused is said to have a history from the healthcare system. This is health information about which the police do not have details and cannot comment further. Yesterday, the man’s defender, Anders Bjørnsen, said that he would not comment on the man’s state of health. – What I can say is that there is a fellow who is not doing so well, Bjørnsen told news on Tuesday. Autopsies It is assumed that the autopsies of those killed will be done today. Yesterday it became known that those killed are an elderly couple in their 80s. The district court has appointed lawyer Øistein Skurdal as legal counsel for the next of kin. Several residents in the residential area have temporarily moved to another place of residence. It happens while the police are doing their technical investigations after the double murder. Acting mayor of Sel, Pål Ellingsbø, will not say anything about how many are involved.
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