ARCHERY ATTACKER IN NORWAY MAY SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, POLICE SAYS

Fri 15 October 2021:

According to authorities, the person responsible for the deadly archery attack in Kongsberg, Norway, is likely suffering from a mental disorder and is now being kept in a secure medical facility.

“The theory that (the crime) is rooted in some kind of Illness is becoming more and more valid … The final conclusion will be made after psychological examination,” police spokesman Per Thomas Omholt said during a press conference.

According to the police officer, the perpetrator was hospitalized.

“His health is such that it was necessary to send him to a medical facility. He is not in prison, but in a secure medical facility,” Omholt added.

Police detained a guy in Kongsberg on Wednesday evening after he shot arrows at civilians, killing five people and injuring several more. The archer is a 37-year-old Dane who lives in the area and has confessed to his crimes and agreed to help with the inquiry.

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