Overview
- The evidence phase ended Friday in Oslo, where Marius Borg Høiby told the court through tears, “I am not Marius anymore, I am a monster,” according to Verdens Gang and dpa reports.
- Høiby remains in pretrial detention after his release request was denied, with closing arguments set in the coming days and no confirmed date for a verdict.
- He has pleaded guilty to drug and traffic offenses tied to a 2020 incident, including transporting about 3.5 kilograms of marijuana valued at roughly €45,000.
- The judge reprimanded Høiby over visible exchanges with the woman known as the “Frogner woman” during proceedings, reiterating that such conduct must stop under the contact order.
- Outside the courtroom, ex-partner Juliane Snekkestad retained prominent lawyer John Christian Elden to seek a review of a previously dismissed case, and Det Norske Jentekor moved to end Crown Princess Mette-Marit's patronage as other organizations paused ties.