News, Crime | Romerikinger sentenced for robbery of a well-known artist in Trondheim

Just before midnight on 8 May 2023, a man in his 20s was abducted from the Tyholt area and taken to a cellar.

Here he was held against his will and threatened with a gun. The perpetrators threatened to kill the 20-year-old’s father, a well-known artist from Trondheim, if he did not pay NOK 1.5 million. The son was later released. Afterwards, the artist was subjected to serious threats and paid a total of NOK 750,000 to an account number between 25 May and 31 May.

There were six men who were prosecuted for various roles before and after the gross robbery which led to the artist having to borrow large sums from friends and family. Five men have been convicted of aggravated robbery and one of money laundering.

Condemned

The verdict in the case came on Friday afternoon. A 25-year-old man from Sweden was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for aggravated robbery as part of the activities of an organized group.

A 25-year-old man from Romerike was sentenced to six years and six months in prison for aggravated robbery, in addition to aggravated money laundering and possession of 28.4 kilograms of hashish.

A 26-year-old man from Romerike was also sentenced to six years and two months in prison for aggravated robbery, in addition to aggravated money laundering and possession of 28.4 kilograms of hashish.

– We note that the sentence was 1.5 years lower than the prosecution’s claim, but disagree with the court’s result and the premises of the judgment. The verdict will be appealed to the Court of Appeal, where we expect a more thorough treatment, says the man’s defender, lawyer Sugin Varatharajan to RB.

A 20-year-old man from Eastern Norway was sentenced to community punishment for 237 hours for complicity in aggravated robbery and a 19-year-old man from Trondheim was sentenced to prison for two years, with one year suspended for complicity in aggravated robbery.

A 26-year-old man from Oslo was sentenced to 88 hours of community service for serious money laundering.

Four were convicted under section 79c of the Criminal Code, the so-called mafia section.

Another two men were sentenced to community service.

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In December, four teenagers were convicted of having contributed to the kidnapping itself. In the last trial, which went before the district court in April, six men stood on the dock. These were accused of having participated in various ways in what the prosecution believes was a robbery of the musician, as well as for having laundered the money.

Two of the defendants in the case, a 25-year-old from Sweden and a 25-year-old from Eastern Norway, were among those charged under section 79 of the Criminal Code, the so-called mafia section. They both pleaded guilty to robbery and money laundering, but believed that this was not part of the activities of an organized criminal group.