OSLO: The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been arrested over new allegations, police stated Monday (Feb 2), a day forward of his trial on prices together with rape in a case that has been a humiliation to the royal household.
Marius Borg Høiby was arrested on Sunday night and is accused of assault, threats with a knife and violation of a restraining order, police stated in an announcement. Norwegian media quoted police as saying the offences allegedly happened over the weekend.
On Monday, the Oslo district court docket granted their request to maintain him in detention for as much as 4 weeks on the grounds of a threat of reoffending.
Defence lawyer Petar Sekulic instructed The Related Press that the arrest adopted an alleged “incident” involving one other individual on Sunday. He declined to present particulars, however stated Høiby contests his detention and his authorized staff was contemplating an enchantment as quickly as he and the opposite individual can present statements to police.
Together with his trial opening on Tuesday, police will not have the ability to hear these statements any before this weekend, when the proceedings take a scheduled break, Sekulic stated.
On Tuesday, Høiby faces an indictment together with 38 counts on the Oslo court docket. They embrace rape, abuse in a detailed relationship in opposition to one former associate, acts of violence in opposition to one other and transporting 3.5 kilogrammes (7.7 kilos) of marijuana. Different prices embrace making dying threats and visitors violations.
Høiby has been below scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 on varied allegations of wrongdoing. He was indicted in August, however had been free pending trial till Sunday.
