Norwegian court keeps crown princess's son in custody despite mother's serious illness
A Norwegian appeals court rejected Marius Borg Høiby's request for release from custody, overturning a lower court's decision made on Monday. Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is awaiting a verdict on June 15 on 40 criminal charges including rape, while his mother battles a serious lung illness requiring a transplant. The court ruled there remained a strong likelihood of re-offending and that his mother's illness did not justify release.
An Oslo appeals court on Wednesday rejected Marius Borg Høiby's bid to be released from custody pending his June 15 verdict on 40 criminal charges, including four counts of rape. A district court had granted his release on Monday, citing his mother's serious health condition—Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, was recently placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after her pulmonary fibrosis deteriorated significantly. Høiby's legal team argued he needed to be near his ailing mother, and he told the lower court that remaining in custody while she was so ill was "unbearable." However, the appeals court determined the risk of re-offending was "virtually unchanged" and that there was an obvious risk he would contact an ex-girlfriend despite a restraining order. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of seven years and seven months; Høiby denies the rape charges but admits to some lesser offences including drug possession and traffic violations.
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Norway court orders ailing princess's son to stay in custody
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