It has been over a week since the police sounded the murder alarm in Stavern. Police and volunteers have been searching for the woman in her 40s after her partner was found dead in the couple’s home on 2 January. She was initially charged with murder, but the suspicion against her was later weakened. The police’s theory is also that she may have been killed by her partner before he took his own life. Searching the sea In recent days, both organized and voluntary organizations have searched the snow around the home, without finding anything. On Thursday, the search began in the sea with divers from Larvik fire and rescue. The diver search will go from the steam ship pier in Stavern and further north. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news According to task leader Line Andresen Olstad, it is a natural continuation of the search that has been going on for many days. – There is no new information that causes the police to search the sea. The search will go from Dampskipsbrygga and further north throughout the day. – At the same time, there is a dog search along the land, says Olstad. Dog search north of home The police are also continuing to search for dogs on one of the peaks north of the home. Yesterday, news announced that the search had been put on hold. Olstad says today that it concerns the foot search that has been going on for the past few days. Now the search is different and they are making a plan for the search going forward. – The investigation has full pressure on the case and is working on it continuously. The task leader commends everyone who participated in the search for the woman. – They have made a formidable effort over several days. The murder investigation in Stavern In a press release, the police state that the death is being investigated as a murder. A woman related to the man has been charged, but the police have no control over this woman, the report says. The police say there are findings at the scene that have led them to launch a murder investigation. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news In an update on the investigation, the police write that it is the man’s roommate who is charged with the murder. The police have not made contact with the accused, who is also wanted internationally. The police are searching with both drones and dogs in Stavern. Rubbish cans are taken from the cohabiting couple’s home. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news A police helicopter is used in the search for the woman. Police station chief Tor Eriksen says that the ground is also being searched. Photo: Lorentz Berg / news Findings at the scene strengthen new theories about what happened, the police say. In addition to the theory of murder, the police are investigating whether it could be murder or suicide. They are also investigating whether the woman may have been killed first. New investigations are being carried out in the area around the cohabiting couple’s home. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news The suspicion against the woman accused of murder has weakened, the police say. The woman is still charged, but the police believe it is no longer most likely that she killed the man. The background is, among other things, the preliminary autopsy report, says police attorney Ole Jacob Garder. The woman has still not been found, and the investigation has so far not provided an answer to what has happened to her, the police say. Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news Public assistance attorney Sol Elden says the deceased man’s survivors find it difficult that the police continuously state their hypotheses and theories. The public assistance lawyer says that although the grounds for suspicion against the woman have weakened, there is currently nothing that has given the police grounds to charge the deceased man with any criminal offence. 21 people from the Red Cross and the police are searching for the woman who is wanted and charged with murder. Photo: Theodor Aasland Valen / news In connection with the search, an object is found that may be relevant to the case. The area is cordoned off, all digging is put on hold and forensic technicians investigate. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news The family has lost patience with the police and has started looking for the missing woman themselves. Police and volunteers start the search again. The main focus is still the area around the home. Photo: Håkon Lie / news The family of the missing woman receives an apology from the police for the handling of the case. Crews begin to search Signalen in Stavern. People are also encouraged to participate in the search. Photo: Håkon Lie / news The police’s rescue team is involved in the search for the woman. They searched with climbers at the Signalen viewpoint. They have the expertise to search steep slopes with their own protection. A police helicopter is searching over the beach zone in Stavern. The police seized two large waste containers from an address a few hundred meters from where the cohabiting couple lived in Stavern. Task leader Marius Dale confirms that they have taken the containers to examine them. But says that they do not comment on individual finds, but search for items that may be of interest in the case. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news Divers from Larvik fire and rescue search for the missing woman in the sea at the Dampskipbrygga in Stavern and further north. In addition, there is a dog search along the land. The police are also continuing with a dog search on one of the peaks north of the home. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen / news Show more
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