Norway attack suspect refuses to appear in court
Kongsberg, Norway: The prime suspect in bow-and-arrow attack refuses to appear in court on Friday after being handed over to healthcare services as reported by a police spokesperson.
Espen Andersen Brathen, aged 37, was suspected for a murderous attack leaving 5 five people dead on Wednesday evening in Kongsberg, Norway. The deceased include four women and one man, all aged 50 to 70 years. The police investigating the crime scene are yet to disclose the charges filed on his case.
Hans Sverre Sjøvold, Chief of Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) informed the reporters on Thursday that the attack “appears as if it may be an act of terrorism” however, the case needs further investigation so as “to clarify what the motives of the accused are.”
Photograph published by NKR shows Espen Anderson Brathen, 37, suspect in Norway’s bow-and-arrow attack.
The newly inducted Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre had a press conference on Thursday stating that as the tragedy coincided with Gahr Støre’s inaugration, he hopes to visit the town on Friday to extend his “support” to those grieving. He referred to the incident as being “a very special day to present a new government” acknowledging the outcome as “deeply tragic”.
The Prime Minister expressed relief on the arrest of the suspect by the Norwegian police and paralleled the incident with the terrorist attacks that occurred in Norway in 2011 by the extremist Anders Behring Breivik. He further added that two of the ministers in his new government were survivors of the 2011 attack.
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