The boy was no more than five years old when the abuse allegedly started in a home in Møre og Romsdal. The public prosecutor has now brought charges against a woman in her 30s, for physical and mental abuse of her stepson throughout his childhood. She is blamed for a series of rough relationships: the stepmother is said to have become angry when he peed, doused the boy with cold water, hit him and threatened to cut off his pee, threw him against a man, pinched him several times so that he began to he bled, snapped him in the mouth and slapped him on the butt. – She does not accept criminal liability, writes defense attorney Steinar Wiik Sørvik in a text message to news. He does not answer what she thinks happened in the 15 years when the stepson lived at home. Steinar Wiik Sørvik is the woman’s defender. He says she does not accept criminal liability. Photo: Monster In recent years, the number of serious cases of violence against children has increased, both at home and outside the four walls of the house. Harsh criticism from the National Audit Office Recently, the National Audit Office came out with harsh criticism of the support apparatus in Norwegian family violence cases. Both the police and municipalities lack knowledge about how to notify and what to do. Aid attorney Gerd Haagensen believes the criticism is entirely appropriate. – Those of us who work in the field see huge consequences of violence in close relationships, especially in childhood. It can create trauma that you carry with you for the rest of your life. It requires large resources to help them afterwards, which is why the early effort is so important, she says. Haagensen is the legal representative for the boy who is said to have been mistreated by his stepmother and does not wish to comment specifically on the case. Gerd Cathrine Haagensen is the legal representative for the boy who is said to have been abused throughout his childhood. Photo: Hans-Olav Landsverk / news – Can save lives Both private individuals and emergency services are obliged to report if they hear about serious crimes or believe that it is most likely to happen. Norwegian researchers are now in the process of looking at whether the assistive device uses its duty to sound the alarm, and how they interact. – We believe that more knowledge can lead to greater security for victims of violence and that it can ultimately save lives, says researcher Kjartan Leer-Salvesen at the University of Volda. Together with colleagues from Molde University College, the Police College and Oslo University Hospital, he is now researching the duty to defend in serious cases of violence and partner murder cases. Researcher Kjartan Leer-Salvesen at the University of Volda investigates whether and how different agencies collaborate to help people who are exposed to violence at home. Photo: Høgskulen i Volda Earlier research shows that around 80 per cent of victims of violence and perpetrators of violence are in contact with the aid system in advance of a murder, but that different agencies rarely notify each other. Salvesen says they will investigate whether it is possible to prevent serious violence in the home. – In very few cases it can be said that it comes like lightning from the blue. We believe the research can lead to better handling of such cases, he says. Move from hometown It was the boy himself who went to the police and told how he must have been when he lived at home. The abuse is said to have lasted until 2017. Afterwards, he has moved from his hometown and established himself with his own family. The legal case against the stepmother will go to court at the beginning of November. Then the boy must also explain what happened in his childhood home.
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