The court plays both an emergency call from Kjærvik’s partner, and a call to the police from Kjærvik’s son who tells what he has done. “I just did something illegal. I have shot and killed my father.” He calmly goes on to say that he threw the weapon away and explains the motive. “Long conflict that didn’t let go”, he says. He says that he has put the gun down and is sitting in the car on Røa in Oslo. “Take cover. Tor is killed” In addition to the murder of his father, the 37-year-old son is also charged with attempted murder of his father’s partner. – Inside the home, he had a verbal exchange with his father, says the public prosecutor. WILL WITNESS: Merethe Bertheussen and solicitor Ellen Andenæs. In the background, State Attorney Sturla Henriksbø. After the murder, according to the indictment, he fired eight shots with the Glock pistol at his father’s roommate, who managed to escape from the house. The roommate’s eight-minute emergency calls are played in court. As she flees, we can hear her desperately calling for help. “Take cover. Tor is killed, Tor is killed. He’s gunning for me.” The roommate asks the ambulance to come as soon as possible. At the same time, she tries to stay alive in Kjærvik. “It’s fine Tor, the ambulance is on its way,” says the roommate. “I have to give him first aid. You must come,” says Merethe Bertheussen. Eventually a neighbor arrives and helps the emergency services with a description of the location, perpetrator and first aid. The roommate is very affected by hearing the emergency call in court. She cries and at times sits with her head buried in her hands. The son acknowledges The son is dressed in a black shirt and blazer. He answers in the affirmative that he admits to having killed his father. He also admits to the attempted murder of his roommate. According to the indictment, he fired eight shots with the Glock pistol at his father’s roommate, who managed to escape from the house. KILLED: Tor Kjærvik was 70 years old. Photo: Tore Meek / NTB The son claims he had a conflict with his father. The high-profile lawyer Tor Kjærvik was shot dead in his own home. The case is in courtroom 103 in the Romerike and Glåmdal District Court. The trial has been moved to Lillestrøm for jurisdictional reasons. The Oslo District Court believes that many judges could be incompetent to hear the case because Kjærvik has worked as a defense attorney at the Oslo District Court for many years. Inside the home, the respected and well-known defense attorney, who was among others a defense attorney in the Orderud case, was killed with two shots on the evening of 12 April last year. According to the plan, the roommate will testify at 10 o’clock. – It is very stressful for her. She is the first to testify when the trial starts, says assistant lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs. – No doubt that he is psychotic today As the 37-year-old admits to the murder, the big question is whether he was sane or not when he committed the murder. The court will decide on that in the next two weeks. – I don’t think it will be an easy assessment before you. It has to do with the fact that the defendant has also had other psychological problems that are not inadequacy. You must now unravel and find out what happened inside his head, says State Attorney Sturla Henriksbø after the court was set on Tuesday. The defense lawyer has the following comment on the defendant’s sanity: – In any case, he acted very rationally in connection with and after the crime, says Andenæs on behalf of his client. John Christian Elden defends the accused of murder. DEFENDER: John Christian Elden defends the man accused of murder. Photo: Ole Berg Rusten / NTB – When issuing the indictment, the Attorney General has assumed that the defendant is insane, so it is not a question that we dispute. We accept that conclusion, and then we do not have a criminal case, but an insanity case before us. – What has he explained about motive? – It is linked to the disease situation and you can understand it from that perspective. He talks about these being familial relationships. Elden says the case and what has happened is a great burden for the client. – There is no doubt that today he is psychotic and has been forced into hospital. And it is clear that he is affected by it, says Elden.
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