Person seriously injured after stabbing in Skien center – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

Police attorney John Ivar Johansen at the Sør-East police district tells news that a further named person has been arrested in the case. – We are looking for one more person who we suspect was involved in the incident in Skien. The person has been arrested and we hope to find the person as soon as possible. news is aware that there is a woman the police are now looking for, but the police prosecutor does not want to confirm this. Known to the police from before Johansen states that the two accused, the person who has been arrested and the young man who was stabbed, are all known to the police from before. – The two charged with attempted murder are in their 20s. The person who has been arrested is just under 20, says the police attorney. Police attorney John Ivar Johansen at the South-East police district. Photo: Ingvild-Anita Velde / news One of the two men charged in the case has been appointed lawyer Farid Bouras at Elden Advokatfirma as his defender. news has so far not made contact with Bouras. Lawyer Tollef Skobba at Advokatfirmaet Hasle defends the other man who has been arrested and charged in the case. – I got this assignment a little while ago and am on my way to the detention center to talk to my client now, Skobba tells news at 11.15am. According to police attorney Johansen, the victim in the case has not yet been appointed a legal aid attorney. Interrogated several witnesses At 21.12 on Saturday, the police went to the bus station at Landmannstorget in Skien after reports of a fight in the area. When they arrived at the scene, they found a person who had been stabbed. The person was quickly helped by paramedics. – Over the course of the evening, several witnesses were questioned at the scene. This has led to the police arresting two people. It appears that the victim and the two accused know each other from the past, says operations manager Espen Reite at the South-East police district. Flew to hospital in Oslo The man who was stabbed was taken by ambulance to Telemark Hospital in Skien late on Saturday evening. The police stated that he was conscious, but described his condition as critical. – The victim was flown to Ullevål hospital for treatment and is described as critically injured, says operations manager Reite on Sunday morning. The man who was stabbed is being transported by air ambulance to Ullevål hospital. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news At 11.30pm on Saturday, the police announced that two people had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Throughout the night, further technical and tactical work was carried out to gain an overview of the sequence of events. – We have questioned many witnesses after the incident. We have also brought in certain people to question them inside the Grenland police station, operations manager Øystein Paus Eikedalen told news on Saturday evening. The investigation continues On Sunday morning, his colleague Espen Reite states that the investigation is still ongoing. A large area in the center of Skien was cordoned off in the wake of the incident. The police spoke to witnesses and had several forensic experts at the scene. At the same time, a search was made for several possible perpetrators. Police have cordoned off a large area following the incident. Photo: Christine Ringdahl Karlsen / news The background of those involved was unknown on Saturday evening, but the police stated that they are working to map the motive and cause of the incident. Published 10.08.2024, at 22.20 Updated 11.08.2024, at 12.52



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