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Updated · HOLA! USA · Jun 11
Marius Borg Høiby Hospitalized Before June 15 Sentencing on 40 Charges
Updated
Updated · HOLA! USA · Jun 11

Marius Borg Høiby Hospitalized Before June 15 Sentencing on 40 Charges

3 articles · Updated · HOLA! USA · Jun 11

Summary

  • Marius Borg Høiby was taken from Oslo prison to a hospital on Wednesday and spent the night under medical supervision after a reported medical crisis days before sentencing.
  • The reason for his admission was not disclosed; the transfer came shortly before a planned move to Ila Prison in Bærum as Oslo Prison prepares to close.
  • Monday, Høiby was granted prison leave to join family and medical staff at Skaugum estate, where they were briefed on Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s pending lung transplant for worsening pulmonary fibrosis.
  • That family health crisis has already shaped his detention: courts allowed several escorted leaves tied to his mother’s condition, but appeals judges refused release and home remand, citing reoffending risk.
  • June 15 will cap more than a year of investigation and six weeks of trial, with Høiby facing up to seven years and seven months over 40 charges, including four rape counts.

Insights

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