The police received a report of a seriously injured man in a cottage hamlet in Austvatn in Nord-Odal at 11.30pm on Thursday evening. The man in his 40s was pronounced dead when the emergency services arrived at the scene, Innlandet police district said on Friday.
On Friday afternoon, the police do not want to answer questions about the case, and inform NTB that there will be an update on the case during the weekend.
The accused’s defender, Petter Bonde, has not responded to NTB’s inquiries, but he is speaking up The daily newspaper that his client does not admit to having shot his brother.
– My client does not admit to having shot his brother. I have requested the police to investigate the case widely, says Bonde to Dagbladet.
The police have so far not confirmed the information that the person accused of murder is the deceased’s brother, as several media have reported, but they instead call it “a close relationship”. Nor have they said anything about what injuries the deceased had, or whether shots were fired.
Police attorney Christine Lundstein earlier in the day Glåmdalen that it was the accused themselves who notified AMK about the incident.
Autopsied
– We have started a murder investigation and are in the process of forensic investigations and obtaining interviews. The man who was found dead will be autopsied, and we cannot say anything about the cause of death at the moment, says police attorney Lundstein.
The police say they have made several seizures in the cabin. It has not been clarified whether or when the accused man will be produced for remand. The police also do not want to say whether the accused has been questioned.
The two men are both registered residents of Romerike, according to NRK. Both are known to the police, writes VG.
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Round question
The police carried out a round of inquiries in the cottage area on the night of Friday and knocked on the doors of cottage neighbours.
The man’s defender, lawyer Petter Bonde, informs NTB that he has no comment at the present time. It is not known how the accused man stands up to the charge.
On Friday morning, crime scene technicians were at the cabin to investigate the crime scene. The police have also cordoned off an area around the property, as well as hanging up a tarpaulin to prevent access.
Massive police presence
It was at 3 o’clock on the night of Friday that the police in Innlandet announced that a serious incident of violence had occurred in the area.
Glåmdalen described a massive police presence at the scene, with heavily armed police officers and dog searches in the area. An air ambulance and a police helicopter were also at the scene.
According to the newspaper, a person in a white coverall was taken into a police car and driven away on the night of Friday.
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