This is confirmed by the police in Innlandet to news. Police prosecutor Lars Rune Ringvik states that a full forensic psychiatric examination of the accused man in his 40s will be carried out. The background is the “case history” that the police currently rely on in the investigation, he says. INVESTIGATION: Police prosecutor Lars Rune Ringvik states that the 40-year-old accused of murder will undergo a full forensic psychiatric examination. (Archive photo) Photo: Harald Christian Eiken – Two experts have been appointed to assess the question of saneness. They must assess whether the accused had culpability at the time of the crime, that is the key, says Ringvik to news. Beyond that, he does not wish to comment on this further. A preliminary psychiatric examination has previously been carried out. The man accused of murder was remanded in custody for four weeks last week. He is looked after by the healthcare system. Mental health care Defense attorney Anders Bjørnsen has previously confirmed to news that his client has had a long history of mental health and health care. Among other things, he is said to have been admitted to the Bredebygden Psychiatric Hospital, a now closed institution in Otta. Bjørnsen tells news that what the experts come to will be absolutely decisive for the criminal case. According to the defender, the client is now in such a bad state that he must be taken care of in psychiatry. – I see it as very likely that he will remain within the healthcare system for the entire period of detention, says Bjørnsen. Compulsory mental health care Specialist in psychiatry Terje Tørrissen and psychologist Monica Flermoen both have extensive experience as experts in criminal cases. Their conclusion could have a direct impact on the criminal case and sentencing. SPECIALIST IN PSYCHIATRY: Psychiatrist Terje Tørrissen has extensive experience as an expert in serious criminal cases. (Archive photo) Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news If a person is mentally ill and not criminally sane, it will be possible to get a sentence of transfer to compulsory mental health care instead of a prison sentence. This is a so-called special reaction that can be imposed on people who have committed serious violent crimes, but who are seriously mentally ill. The investigation into the double murder in Otta on 1 August is still in full swing. There are witness interviews, technical investigations and systematization of information. Those killed were the married couple Odd Gjetsund (88) and Herma Gjetsund (83). The two lived in the same apartment complex as the accused. The man in his 40s has so far been questioned once. He has not decided on the question of guilt on the advice of his lawyer.
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Will investigate whether the person accused of the double murder at Otta was sane
