The case in summary
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- Traces of blood from the missing man in his 30s have been found on a property in Løten municipality in Innlandet. Human remains have also been found on the farm.
- A woman in her 40s is now charged with complicity in murder, after first being charged with deprivation of liberty on Wednesday this week.
- The missing man was last seen on New Year’s Eve and was reported missing on January 12.
- There is a close relationship between the missing and the accused woman.
- The woman denies criminal guilt.
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– Traces of blood from the missing 30-year-old have been found on the property in Løten, says police inspector Liv Hilde Nytrøen.
Remains have also been found on the farm. Preliminary investigations show that they are from a human.
The woman was initially charged with deprivation of liberty.
The woman pleads not guilty to the new charge, the defense says.
– She strongly distances herself from the accusations that form the basis of the charge and is shocked by the findings that have been made on her property. She has a strong desire to help the police solve the case, says defense attorney Jens-Henrik Lien to NRK.
The police have made several discoveries of interest on the farm in Løten in Innlandet. Among other things, human remains were found, according to preliminary analyses. It will take about a week to find out if these remains come from the missing man.
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On Friday, the woman was remanded in custody for four weeks with a letter and visiting ban. The woman was interrogated for several hours on Saturday, says Lien.
In recent days, the police’s crime technicians have carried out several investigations on her farm.
Several seizures were made.
– Several of these seizures have been submitted to Kripos for analysis. It is the results of these analyzes that are the reason why the police have today changed the charge, says Nytrøen.
Several seizures have been made following investigations on the farm in Løten municipality in Innlandet.
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Legal aid attorney: The family is deeply affected
On 12 January, a man in his 30s from Grenland was reported missing.
The last reliable sighting of the man was on the farm in Løten on New Year’s Eve.
Heidi Ysen has been appointed as legal counsel for the family of the missing man.
She has met the man’s immediate family, three siblings and the man’s mother, on Saturday.
– They are, of course, strongly affected by the whole case, but especially after the latest developments. They are shocked, sad, and have many thoughts. Now they sincerely hope that the police will find out what has happened, she says to NRK.
Heidi Ysen is a lawyer assisting the family of the man from Grenland who is missing.
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The family feels that the police have been good at following them up.
– We expect it to continue, and await what comes to light through new investigative steps.
Ysen does not want to go into further details from the conversation with the family.
Close relationship
The police received information about two other possible signs of life from the man in January.
– It is something the police are working to clarify, says police inspector Nytrøen.
According to the police, there is a close relationship between the missing and the accused woman.
– Clarifying this relationship is a central part of the police’s investigation, says Nytrøen.
- Woman in her 40s
- Was arrested and charged with deprivation of liberty on 24 January
- Stands completely incomprehension of the charge, and does not admit guilt
- Three days after the arrest, the charge was changed. She is now charged with complicity in murder.
- Man in his 30s
- Reported missing by relatives on 12 January
- From the Greenland area
- Last seen on the farm in Løten on New Year’s Eve
No more suspects
With the expansion of the charge, the police have closed some hypotheses. At the same time, other hypotheses have emerged.
– We are still working hard with various hypotheses and we are investigating various things. We currently do not have an overview of what has happened to the missing person.
No new investigations will probably be carried out on the farm this weekend, but the police are keeping watch at the site.
Police inspector in the Innlandet police district, Liv Hilde Nytrøen.
Photo: Frode Meskau / NRK
– We are still fully investigating the matter. New forensic investigations and new interrogations will be carried out, says Nytrøen.
There are no more suspects or accused in the case now.
Police investigation in Løten
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The local community is upset
Mayor of Løten, Marte Larsen Tønseth, tells NRK that people in the municipality are shocked by the news that came today.
– The local community will be upset, says Tønseth.
She says many questions arise when forensics technicians suddenly appear.
– Most people are shocked by what is happening. It is important that we let the police handle the case and carry out the necessary investigation so that it provides further answers, so that we ourselves as local people do not draw our own conclusions.
Mayor of Løten, Marte Larsen Tønseth, says it is important that locals do not draw any conclusions in the matter and that the police are allowed to investigate.
Photo: Frode Meskau / NRK