CORRECTION: The police initially reported that it was a man who had been arrested and suspected of the murder. This morning, the police changed the charge to a woman for the murder. The woman is accused of killing a 22-year-old man in Porsgrunn on the night of Monday. The police report this in a press release at 12.00. – She will be produced for remand in Telemark district court, informs police inspector Odd Skei Kostveit in the South-East police district. South-East police district has asked for assistance from Kripos in the further investigation. The deceased will undergo an autopsy, but until the preliminary autopsy report is available, the police do not want to elaborate on the cause of death. There is no suspicion that others are involved in the murder. That a woman has now been charged with the murder is completely contrary to what the police themselves reported at 02.30 last night. Then they reported on X that a man had been arrested, suspected of the murder. Forensic technicians from the police are in place. Photo: Martin Torstveit / news Lived in an apartment The deceased lived in an apartment on Thursday The owner of the apartment tells news that the deceased and the accused have lived in the apartment since Friday. The police say they have found what they believe to be the murder object, but that it is not a firearm. – There was some noise from the apartment last night, yes. But I don’t know what happened. Very surprising what has happened, says neighbor Ilari Rajalehto. According to another neighbor news has spoken to, the arrest of the murder suspect went smoothly. A woman is said to have also been present during the arrest. It is not yet known what the arrested person himself says about the case. Leader of the housing association, Mette Pettersson and neighbor Ilari Rajalehto. Photo: Stig Bolme / news Had contact on Sunday The police confirm that earlier on Sunday evening they were in contact with those involved in connection with a minor disagreement. Earlier in the evening, one of those involved was in contact with the police on the phone, news is informed. The conversation was about a disagreement in the apartment, but the police did not intervene. On Monday morning, the police wrote in a press release that there was nothing to indicate that anything serious happened in the apartment. None of the people involved is registered at the address where the murder took place. A little before 10:00 a.m., crime technicians from the police came to examine the apartment, according to news’s reporter at the scene. It was VG who first reported on the matter. The police have announced more information about the murder at 12.00 Monday morning. – We received a report at around half past one last night about an incident and the police rushed to the scene. We have arrested a man there, police inspector Magnar Pedersen in the South-East police district told news early Monday morning. – The person who was injured was later declared dead in hospital. That is where we stand at the beginning of the investigation into a murder, Pedersen said. Hello! Do you know anything about the matter? Send me an e-mail to [email protected] Young people involved The police say that it is about young people. – They are young people, but they are adults, says Pedersen to NTB. – We have started an investigation where we have secured the crime scene, secured and arrested the person we believe to be the perpetrator, with reasonable grounds for suspicion. We carry out technical investigations, and will interrogate the person arrested, says Pedersen. Lawyer Heidi Ysen has been appointed as defense counsel for the accused. – I have had a long chat with my client, but do not want to comment on the content of the conversation, Ysen told news on Monday morning. She says that for practical reasons it will not be relevant to question the accused today or Tuesday. The police have cordoned off an area outside the apartment in Porsgrunn Photo: Richard Aune / news
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Woman arrested and suspected of murder in Porsgrunn – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
