– In the first instance, we will investigate whether the girls have received proper help and follow-up from the child welfare service in Indre Østfold municipality, the Fossum collective and the Norwegian Children’s, Youth and Family Agency (Bufetat), writes the state administrator in a press release. The inspection will be carried out against several agencies that have been involved in the offer to the girls. The twins Mina Alexandra and Mille Andrea Hjalmarsen (16) were found lifeless in a home in Spydeberg on the night of 8 January. PLACE: None of the accused plead guilty. Photo: Ellen Omland / news The police suspect that the girls died of an overdose. – As part of the inspection, we will, among other things, investigate how the various services have collaborated to ensure holistic help for the girls, says Mari Hagve, director of the social and child welfare department. The state administrator states that it may be appropriate to extend the inspection to cover the health services that the girls have used. The Norwegian Health Authority has sent notifications to the State Administrator in Oslo and Viken. – When we receive the notifications, we will review the information and assess whether it also provides a basis for further supervisory follow-up, the State Administrator writes in the press release. Lived in an institution A man in his late 20s is charged with negligent homicide, while an 18-year-old man is charged with having left the twins in a helpless state. None of the accused plead guilty. They have both been detained for four weeks. The sisters lived at Fossumkollektivet in Indre Østfold, which is a foundation that provides substance abuse treatment for young people. – The incident with the tragic outcome affects us all, and we are deeply saddened in the Fossum collective, said chairman Sylvia Brustad last week. The Fossum collective has several departments for young people under the age of 18. – The Fossum collective’s own review of the course of events so far indicates that all current routines and procedures were followed, stated chairman Sylvia Brustad last week. Discharged from hospital The third girl who was admitted to hospital has been discharged. The 16-year-old girl was taken to hospital after the deaths on the night of 8 January. – It is difficult for her to explain and put into words the grief, the girl’s legal aid lawyer Hilde Jæger told last week. According to the legal aid lawyer, the girl was friends with the two deceased and had a lot of contact with them. – One was her closest friend, and they lived together. She is very sad, broken and distraught that they are dead, Jæger said. Asking the police to tell about the drug The police have an idea about what kind of drug the girls must have ingested, but they do not want to make this public. The defender of the accused believes that they should do that. – I think they should go out with what kind of narcotic they suspect this case applies to, says lawyer Haakon Åsli Skogstad. – It is important that young people are informed about the danger and about the possible consequences, he says.
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