Man charged with murder in Oslo – Greater Oslo

The police in Oslo went out last night to a residence on Grünerløkka in Oslo.

– When we arrived, we could ascertain that a person had been killed, says incident leader Arve Røtterud to NTB.

The person the police believe to be the perpetrator was also at the scene.

– The police have arrested and charged a man with the murder of a woman. The accused links himself to the act. As of now, we are not looking for any more perpetrators, writes Superintendent of Police Oscar Støversten in a press release at 07:00.

The police are working to notify next of kin.

– The accused has not been formally questioned, but the police will question the accused as quickly as possible if he wishes to explain himself, writes Støversten.

No witnesses

According to incident leader Røtterud, there have been no witnesses to the incident.

– We have been in contact with the neighboring apartments, but no one has received anything special, so we do not have much more information at the moment, he says.

At around 04.30 the police crime technicians arrived at the scene.

– Seizures have been made in the case, which we also believe were used to carry out the murder, says the task leader.

The police do not know the relationship between the two.

– It is the initial investigation that is the primary thing, says operations manager Bjarne Pedersen to NRK. And securing the crime scene with both technical and tactical investigation.

Norwegian police have so far in 2024 initiated investigations into 17 murder cases with a total of 22 victims.