Overview
- The Oslo District Court on March 10 rejected Høiby's bid for release, finding continued custody justified by the severity and scope of the case and a pronounced risk of repeat offenses.
- The proceedings began in early February and are scheduled to run through March 19, with the timing of any verdict unclear due to the case’s complexity.
- The indictment spans roughly 38–40 counts, including multiple alleged rapes, threats, violence and drug offenses; Høiby denies the sexual-assault charges but has admitted assaulting and strangling a former partner.
- Testimony this week focused on the August 4, 2024 Frogner incident, with accounts of a ransacked apartment and a knife stuck in a wall, and the judge intervened to stop a heated exchange between Høiby and a witness.
- Court reporting also described contact despite a ban, including Valentine flowers and a note to the ex, and police evidence that he wiped his phone and later asked her for new intimate photos in 2024.