Five people have been charged after the murder of Jonas Aarseth Henriksen (30). One person was released a month and a half ago. On Wednesday, three more people will be released. Police inspector Odd Skei Kostveit in the South-East police district states that they are now moving into a new phase in the investigation of the murder. – The three have been imprisoned on the basis of the risk of tampering with evidence, and now we have come to the point in the investigation that we believe there is no longer such a great risk of tampering with evidence that it is right to ask for continued imprisonment, says Kostveit to news. – The charges are upheld and the investigation continues with the same strength. So far, no one is beyond suspicion. private Jevnaker man (35) Status: Arrested in Jevnaker on 3 October. Charged with murder or complicity in murder, and was released from custody at the end of October. Pleads not guilty. The 35-year-old has been convicted several times, including for violence, deprivation of liberty and drug offences. According to news’s information, the accused was an acquaintance of the murder victim. Noresund man (32) Status: Arrested in Noresund on 30 September. Charged with murder or complicity in murder. Released from custody on 20 December. Does not plead guilty. Previously convicted for, among other things, violence and the sale of doping agents. The main theory of the police is that the man was responsible for planning the attack on Jonas Henriksen, according to news’s information. Hønefoss man (32) Status: Arrested on Tuesday 26 September. Charged with murder or complicity in murder. Released from custody on 20 December. Not guilty. He was an acquaintance of the murder victim. The man was summoned for a witness interview by the police and was arrested during questioning. The 32-year-old has previously been convicted in several criminal cases, including violence against a police officer. Elverum man (30) Status: Arrested on 20 September in Elverum. Charged with murder or complicity in murder. Released from custody on 20 December. Pleads not guilty. He has previously been convicted of, among other things, aggravated theft and threats, and is said to be an acquaintance of the first person who was arrested in the case. The defender has said he is willing to answer questions from the police. Rena man (28) Status: Arrested at Rena on 14 September. Charged with murder or complicity in murder. The police are asking for a further eight weeks in custody. He has been convicted several times in the past, including for violence against the police. The man did not want to be questioned in the case, according to the lawyer, due to “previous experiences with the police” he does not trust them. One still in custody A 28-year-old from Innlandet is requested to be imprisoned for another eight weeks. Police inspector Odd Skei Kostveit says that three of the accused will be released on Wednesday. Photo: Anders Haualand / news – We believe that his connection to the murder is so strong, and that the evidence is sufficiently strong, says Kostveit. According to news’s information, the police suspect that a 32-year-old from Noresund is the main man behind the murder, and that he has been responsible for planning an attack on Jonas Henriksen. He is among those being released. Sør-Öst police district has registered 11 reported cases from March to August. Jonas Henriksen described several threats and incidents of violence in social media and repeatedly contacted the police. He said that he was scared, and news has previously said that he lived at a secret address. – From the start, we have investigated the murder case and the other cases based on several different theories about what the motive was, and whether there was a common motive behind all the cases, says Kostveit. – We have now come to the point where we have reason to say that there appears to be one motive, and it is a personal motive. So the other hypotheses are not appropriate to pursue further, says Kostveit. Tip news’s crime group: Do you have information about this case or other crime cases? Contact news’s crime group. You can tip us off by e-mail or through news’s encrypted notification service. Here you can tip us anonymously. We also treat all tips confidentially, in line with the Vær varsom poster’s rules on source protection. Linked to 11 reviews The investigation into the murder has revealed that two of the accused in the murder case can be linked to the 11 circumstances, the police say. – Those circumstances have been investigated in various places in the police district. We have probably seen a connection, but whether overall they were given the follow-up they could have received, we have at least found reason to apologize to the next of kin, says Kjell Johan Abrahamsen, head of prosecution in the South-East police district, to news. – Was the investigation of those cases not taken seriously enough? – Anticipating a potential danger is always very difficult. Kjell Johan Abrahamsen, head of prosecution in the South-East police district, apologizes to the family. Photo: Philip Hofgaard Abrahamsen says they will now carry out a complete review of all the criminal cases and other information. – We have had contact across the police district and have seen that there has been a connection, but stepping up the investigation is a managerial responsibility, and that is also why I am expressing this regret, says Abrahamsen. The family appreciates the apology. – It is important to us that the police apologize. We have received that apology in previous meetings, and that they are now doing it in the media, we greatly appreciate that, says Jonas’ stepfather Ivar Borgen to news. – We have believed that the police have handled the cases before the murder in a way that has not been good enough, something they have also communicated to us in recent months. The acquittals are a burden – Have you feared that the murder could have been avoided if the police had taken the earlier cases more seriously? – The family has discussed this a lot, and we believe that it could most likely have been avoided. Today’s regret strengthens that experience. The family has also previously stated that the police could have done more before the murder. – For the family, it is very important that the police see if there is a connection with the old cases (threats and vandalism), assistance lawyer Marijana Lozic has previously said. Ivar Borgen, who is the family’s spokesperson, says that the family has been prepared for releases. – It is a burden that they are released, they are still charged with murder or complicity in the murder of Jonas. On the other hand, the legal system in Norway is such that there are clear rules on when and why you are detained, and when the police now say there is no reason to keep them in custody, we deal with that, says Borgen.
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Releases three accused – and the police apologize to the family – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
