The Secretariat of the Hoiby Crisis Center: We hope more people will participate

Today, Marius Borg Høiby spoke publicly for the first time about The violence occurred last weekend under the influence of cocaine.

He apologized to the offended woman in a statement to NRK.

“Something happened last weekend that should not have happened. After an argument, I caused bodily harm and destroyed items in the apartment due to alcohol and cocaine intoxication,” he wrote.

Ane Fossum, daily manager of the crisis centre secretariat, said violence in close relationships affects all walks of life.

The Crown Princess’ son was at 16.10 on Sunday. Hoiby was charged with assault causing bodily harm following the incident.

Fossum believes that the fact that the case is public makes the burden even heavier on the offended parties because they are already in a difficult situation.

– She told NRK that this situation was by no means her choice.

Crown Princess opens crisis centre

Crown Princess Mette-Marit has previously been involved in the fight against violence against women and has participated in Open shelters.

In March this year, she participated in a Conference on the prevention of violence against women.

Ane Fossum of the Crisis Centre Secretariat hopes the case will strengthen Mette-Marit and the royal family’s commitment to combating violence in intimate relationships and violence against women.

– I hope that Princess Mette-Marit will endure the possible discomfort and continue this fight. This is something that concerns all of us, including the royal family, she said.

– Violence against women is a social problem

Police filed a criminal complaint against Hoiby after being contacted by a friend of the victim.

Fossum said it can be difficult for victims of violence to make the decision to report an incident to police, which she said is a difficult process in itself.

– Fossum said the innocent party feels a lot of guilt and shame about what happened because you are close to the person who committed the violence.

She stressed that violence in intimate relationships and violence against women is far more common than people think.

– This is a social problem and we as a society have to deal with it. And then I also have to dare to talk about it.

The difference between confessing to the media and confessing to the police

The offended woman’s lawyer, Mette Yvonne Larsen, said her client was glad her story was believed.

– Larsen told NRK that the good news is that he kept a low profile, but whether he should have reported it to the police first is still up for debate.

She added that her client wanted Hoiby to explain his situation to police because it was a criminal case.

Heidi Reiswan of Eldon Law Firm said there is a big difference between speaking to the media and pleading guilty at a hearing.

– Admitting in the media is not very important, nor is it very important in a criminal case. She said it was important to explain this to the police if you wanted to get a plea discount.

– If you have a drug problem, it could affect the sentence you receive, she added.