The case in summary A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after three people were found dead in Sørfold municipality on New Year’s Day. The police believe that the man first killed his mother and stepfather, injured his underage half-sister, and then took his own life. The police have investigated the murders with full force, but the motive is still unclear. The murders have greatly affected the small community in Sørfold, and aid lawyer Eirik Simonsen emphasizes that the case is a great burden for all relatives and those involved. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after three people were found dead at an address in Sørfold municipality on the night of New Year’s Day. There were also two children at the address. The police believe that the man must have first killed his mother and stepfather, before injuring his underage half-sister. After this, the man is said to have taken his own life. Another minor sister is said to have alerted the emergency services. She is physically unharmed. The police have investigated the murders with full force. Among other things, they are said to have seized several knives at the scene, but for the sake of the investigation, they have kept the cards close to their chests. The police: The motive is unclear To Dagbladet, police attorney Kristine Pedersen says that they are beginning to get a clear picture of the sequence of events, but that the motive is unclear. And she gets support from the late 19-year-old’s defender, lawyer Tor Haug. – After reviewing some of the documents in the case, I cannot see that there is any motive for what has happened, says Haug to news. – Why is it that no motive has been found in the case? – This means that the matter appears unclear when it comes to the facts. Now we are early in the investigation and there is a lot of investigation left, so we have to wait and see how it goes, says Haug. Impact on the community The murder in the small Nordland municipality has had a strong impact on the residents. – Sørfold municipality is a community in deep mourning. Our thoughts go first and foremost to all relatives and those affected, said mayor Kolbjørn Mathisen earlier this week. – It is tough to be mayor right now, but we do our best to follow up on children and young people. We have talked a lot together and taken care of each other. That has been the focus. – What help and support do people need? – It’s about being able to talk about your feelings. Then they need to get the information that exists. It is limited, but they accept that. Then they are professional considering that they will be meeting children and young people in the next few days. news has been in contact with several people in the local community this week. Nobody wants to be interviewed, but they tell about a municipality in mourning. Several of them describe the family as wonderful people, and that there was nothing to indicate that something like this could happen. Heavy load Eirik Simonsen is the legal aid to the 46-year-old man’s survivors. He represents his parents and son from another relationship. – This is a tragic case which is obviously a great burden for all relatives and those involved, says Simonsen to news. To avoid misunderstandings, Simonsen wishes to emphasize the following. – It is important to establish that the deceased father had a special litter child of the same age as the accused. He had nothing to do with the case.
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The police cannot find a motive – news Nordland
