The police have now finished examining the car of the murdered woman. They were specifically looking for a tracking device, because the man accused of murder is known to have attached tracking devices to her car before. She disappeared when she was going to pick up something in her car outside the hospital in Elverum. – Investigations into the weapon are still ongoing. The accused man did not have a firearms license, the police in Innlandet write in a press release today. The police have begun to form a picture of the sequence of events, but cannot say anything more about this now, for the sake of the investigation. The murdered woman and the man accused of murder, who is now dead, were found in the same car near the hospital in Elverum. Photo: Roar Berntsen / news Had a contact ban It was on the night of Tuesday 2 January that the 30-year-old was found shot dead in a car near the hospital in Elverum. The man charged with the murder was found with gunshot wounds in the same car. He died in hospital the following day. Rahavy Varatharajan was visiting someone at the hospital in Elverum, and was only going out to get something from her car when she disappeared. A relative reported her missing when she did not return. The man who is charged with the murder was banned from visiting the woman in April last year, but broke the visiting ban several times. The two had a short-term relationship around a year ago, but should not have been lovers. Breached the restraining order a number of times The police wanted to keep the man imprisoned, but the court said no. When the woman wanted a violence alarm, it was the police who said no. Here is the overview of all the times the woman asked for help before she was killed on Monday 1 January. The Oslo police impose a restraining order on a man until 27 October after a woman submitted a report of reckless behaviour. The two are in their 30s and should have “dated” a bit, but not been lovers. In 2017, the man was sentenced to 90 days in prison for harassment and threats against an ex-girlfriend. The first of several restraining orders in this case was imposed in 2009. The judgment from 2017 states that he sent sensitive photos to her friends and family and threatened her. Among other things, he wrote: “You will die for this”. The police give the man a summons after he has breached the restraining order three times. The man is arrested on 2 August. Then he has again broken the restraining order. Despite the summons in June, he has now sought out the car that was parked outside her home and attached tracking devices to it a total of four times. The Oslo district court allows the police to remand the man. The district court describes the violations of the restraining order and the attachment of tracking devices to the car as follows: “This must be frightening for the victim and the frequency of the violations makes the risk of repetition strong. The accused’s explanation that he did not know that attaching the tracking device to her car was a violation of the restraining order, the court does not believe is credible.” The district court also emphasizes that he has previously been sentenced for similar matters. The Oslo police want to keep the man in custody, but the Oslo district court releases the man. “The accused has explained that he has understood the seriousness. The court further points out that the actions in the charge are of a different nature than the previous cases the accused have adopted pre-trial motions for. The court has therefore come to the conclusion that the risk of repetition has weakened, and that there is no longer a strong degree of probability that the accused will again commit new criminal offenses of the nature for which he is now charged”, writes the district court. The police are appealing the district court’s decision, but Borgarting Court of Appeal rejects the appeal. The woman asks for a violence alarm, but she does not get it. The police write that she asked for this before the man was released. “Prior to this, the victim had requested a violence alarm. Based on an overall assessment, the request was refused, as the risk of violence was assessed as low at the time,” the police write in a press release. The woman also asked for a reverse violence alarm, i.e. a GPS that the man must wear. The court must decide on this, and the police did not get that far. “A reverse violence alarm is imposed by the court in connection with sentencing in a criminal case. This case was not fully investigated, among other things, a new questioning of the victim was planned for week two,” the police write. The restraining order imposed on 27 April is extended. The ban, which expires on 27 October, is now extended to 27 October 2024. The police’s restraining order is maintained by the Oslo district court. In December 2023, the man breaks the restraining order again. He has now broken the restraining order ten times since April. The woman in her 30s is visiting someone at the hospital in Elverum when she goes missing. She was going to get something from the car when she disappeared. Night to Tuesday, January 2, the woman is found shot and killed in a car outside the hospital. In the same car, the man in his 30s is found badly injured. He later dies of his injuries. Show more Did not get a violence alarm According to public assistance lawyer Pirashanthy Sivabalachandran, the woman repeatedly asked about violence alarms and reverse violence alarms without her being granted it. Assistance lawyer Pirashanthy Sivabalachandran participated in the Debate on news TV about violence alarms and partner murder. Photo: Lars Os – She lived in constant fear of the accused’s escalating behaviour. The family sees this as a premeditated murder, says the public prosecutor. The police in Oslo confirm that they refused the request for a violence alarm after an overall assessment. Now the Bureau of Police Affairs states that they are starting investigations on the basis of this information. Lawyer Tore Famestad has been appointed as defense counsel for the man accused of murder. Since the man is dead, this is a rather secluded role, says Famestad. But until the case is settled in terms of prosecution, he believes it is right that a defense attorney has been appointed. More murder cases The police in Innlandet announced on Thursday morning that the further investigation into the murder case in Elverum will take some time. – Due to several murder cases in the Innlandet police district, the resources must be distributed. The police also need time to review and analyze the material obtained, they write in the press release. Law change before Easter The legal aid attorney for the murdered Rahavy Varatharajan and her family participated in the Debate on news TV about violence in close relationships, violence alarms and partner murder. She says the slain woman reported the accused man time and time again, only to see most of the reports dismissed. – She was afraid of him, says Sivabalachandran. In the aftermath of the murder, Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) says that a change in the law on reverse violence alarms can come into force before Easter. The Storting passed an amendment to the law in November, which was to come into force from 1 July this year, but the Minister of Justice is therefore working to speed up the amendment.
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The police found no tracking device on the car of the murder victim in Elverum – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
