– The order was to give Jonas a beating – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

news can now provide completely new information in the sensational murder case. In questioning, the 32-year-old has explained the dramatic time before Jonas was shot and killed, but denies that he was involved in planning a murder. He has nevertheless made a number of concessions. – The order was to give Jonas a beating, says the man’s defender, Jon Anders Hasle, to news. According to what news is informed, the assignment must have been given to the 28-year-old from Rena accused of murder. He did not want to be questioned by the police. Lawyer Thomas Randby, who defends the 28-year-old, does not want to comment on news’s ​​information. NOK 35,000 According to what news is informed, the Noresund man must have paid the 28-year-old from Rena NOK 35,000. Neither the police nor the two defenses will comment on this. According to news’s ​​information, the 32-year-old was early on seen as the possible ringleader who pulled the strings before the murder. Lawyer Hasle says that the Noresund man has denied from the very first questioning that he ordered the murder of Henriksen. Lawyers Jon Anders Hasle and Arve André Larsen defend the accused 32-year-old. Photo: Hans-Kristian Rangnes / news – The public prosecutor has already said a lot about my client. It has emerged that he was involved in planning the tormenting and beating of Jonas. But he has from the outset denied having participated in any murder, says the defender.. Lawyer Jon Anders Hasle also does not want to say much about the motive behind it, but confirms that his client wanted to “torment” Henriksen. In the time before the murder, Henriksen was exposed to a number of incidents such as vandalism, threats and violence. – He and several others have wanted to torment Jonas. We feel that there has been an over-focus on my client and motives of jealousy. We believe it is unvarnished at best, because there are several people who have had a motive to torment Jonas, says Hasle to news. VANDALISM: Here, two people attack Henriksen’s truck. It happened before the murder, and the police link the vandalism to the accused in the case. Five charged A total of five people have been charged with murder or complicity in the murder of Jonas Aarseth Henriksen (30). He was found shot dead near a cabin in Nes in Ådal on 17 August last year. According to the police, the five accused had different roles in the case, and a central theory is that he was tricked to the scene by one or more of the accused. All five deny criminal guilt for murder or complicity in murder. It is only the 28-year-old from Rena who is still in custody. 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. 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.



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