The case summarized The investigation into the murder of Heidi Flood (58) in Skien has been resumed following the discovery of a mobile phone. The mobile phone that was found belonged to the deceased Heidi Flood. A 41-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man have been charged with murder or complicity in murder. The woman admitted the murder in the spring of 2023, but later retracted the confession. Both the man and the woman deny having killed Heidi Flood. 58-year-old Heidi Flood was found murdered in the bathroom of her own house in Skien in October 2022. A 41-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were shortly after arrested and remanded in custody for murder or complicity in murder. The investigation was finished The police closed the murder investigation just before the turn of the year and sent the case to the state attorney for assessment at the beginning of January. Now the police have received the case back. The discovery of a mobile phone is considered relevant to the murder case. Investigations into the phone have therefore been initiated. Police attorney Tine Henriksen confirms to news that it is the deceased Heidi Flood’s mobile phone that has been recovered. She will not say anything about where it was found, but says the police have confirmed that the phone belonged to the deceased. The discovery of a mobile phone leads the police to carry out several new investigations. Police attorney Tine Henriksen says the police have verified that the phone belonged to the deceased. Photo: JON PETRUSSON – We are well underway with reviewing the phone. We are in the final phase, but I cannot comment on whether information has come to light that we believe is of importance to the case, says the police attorney to news. It is not certain that the mobile phone will give the police new information, but the new investigation leads to delays. No date will probably be set for the upcoming trial until the state attorney has issued an indictment. Both deny criminal guilt In the spring of 2023, the woman admitted the murder, but she later retracted the confession and blamed the man. She is still in custody, while the man has moved from custody to serve a previous sentence. The Telemark district court has extended the detention period for the woman by eight weeks. In the ruling, the judge writes that no new things have come to light that weaken the suspicion against the accused woman. – In the court’s view, a release of the accused is apt to offend the public’s sense of justice and create insecurity, writes the judge. Both the woman and the co-accused man deny having killed Heidi Flood. Although the woman claims she is innocent, she accepts that the detention period be extended.
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