Serious accusations
Police want to take Mette-Marit’s son Marius into custody
The allegations against Marius Borg Høiby have become more serious this week. The Oslo police want Mette-Marit’s son to be taken into custody as part of the investigation.
After new allegations against the Norwegian princess’s son Marius Borg Høiby, the Oslo police have requested pre-trial detention. The responsible Oslo district court told the NTB news agency. Numerous allegations have been made against the 27-year-old since this summer, including assault on ex-girlfriends and damage to property. Now he is also accused of a sexual offense – the most serious accusation. Høiby is the eldest son of the Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. He reacts with horror to the new allegations.
A detention hearing was postponed at short notice by one hour to 2 p.m., as the court wrote to the German Press Agency. The court will therefore first have to decide whether the hearing will take place behind closed doors, as requested by the police.
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The negative headlines around Marius Borg Hoiby There’s no stopping: The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit was arrested for the third time in four months. He has already been accused of assaulting ex-girlfriends, property damage and other crimes, and now the 27-year-old is also accused of rape. Borg Høiby is suspected of violating a criminal law section “concerning sex with a person who is unconscious or otherwise unable to defend themselves,” Norwegian police said. He denies the new allegations, as his lawyer Øyvind Bratlien told several Norwegian media. The scandal has been bothering the royal family for months. In August he is said to have “mentally and physically” attacked a girlfriend and vandalized a room. The woman called the police after the incident and had to go to the hospital with a concussion
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Høiby’s lawyer Øyvind Bratlien told Norwegian media that his client would appear in court but there was no basis for pre-trial detention. They want to show the court that the case looks different and is far more nuanced than what is portrayed in the media.
New allegations against Marius Borg Høiby
On Tuesday, the police announced that they were expanding the allegations to include further points: Among other things, Høiby is now also accused of violating Paragraph 291, which regulates rape offenses in Norway. Specifically, according to the police, this involves sexual intercourse without sexual intercourse with a person who is unconscious or cannot resist the act for other reasons.
Høiby denies the new allegations, according to his lawyer. He was arrested shortly before midnight on Monday for the third time in four months. Since then he has been in custody in the Grønland district of Oslo.
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Source: Stern
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