Father (35) was sentenced to eight years in prison for having abused his son to death – Aftenposten

Two years ago died a young boy in Mo i Rana.

Now the father (35) sentenced to eight years imprisonment for violation of Penal Code § 229, bodily harm resulting in death and § 219, domestic abuse.

It appears in a judgment from Rana District Court Friday morning.

– Prosecutors are satisfied with impact on both issues, both in terms of guilt and sentencing. The judgment is fully in line with our claim, says Attorney Erik Thronæs as prosecutor cleared matter Aftenposten.

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Dead hospital

The father has rejected any accusation of violence against his deceased son.

“ The court believes that, out of the total evidence picture, not is no doubt that the defendant committed violence also against the deceased, and parties thus not trust his explanation here “, it stands in judgment.

Three-year died March 2 last year at the hospital in Rana . He was alive when he arrived at the hospital, but died later. According to the judgment, the little boy abused by his father for 11 months before he eventually died of injuries he suffered.

About the incident on 1 March 2014, when her son fell and later died, father explained that children played quite normal in the living room, while he sat with a laptop on the couch. “ Suddenly NN completely stiff, fell forward and hit his forehead on the floor “, according to dad.

The court does not agree:

“ In light of these reports and conclusions, the Court that a fall from the locations shown in the pictures defends refers to emerging theoretical and oppkonstruertsom cause of head injuries “, it stands in judgment.

“Overall, the Court it is proven beyond reasonable and sensible doubt that the defendant objectively applied NN the damage that led to death,” concluded the ruling.

AkThronæs believes the verdict is important for children’s legal rights.

– There are not many cases of this type that has been up for court. This applies small and defenseless children. We got an amendment in 2010 where one of the conditions was increased penalties for serious violence against children. The verdict of eight years is in line with this, says the prosecutor.

Violence and death threats against children and wife

The man is also convicted of having postponed their three other children to violence and threats in the same period.

“After the court’s view, there is no reasonable doubt that the defendant has exercised violence over a longer period against all of the children, as described in the indictment, “it says in the judgment.

In the indictment described the violence as follows:

“By repeated occasions he beat his children in the head region, the body and bumped heads of children against hard objects such as wall or floor. Stroke was performed with flat or fist, and partly by using objects as a skoskje, belt or cord “, says the indictment.

Shortly after investigation was initiated, was both mother and father indicted in the case. The charges against the mother drop quickly. She received the status of victim and witness. In its judgment it emerges that she and the children were death threats several times. His father, a lot of times have closed their family inside a room and threatened to ignite the house with your spouse and children inside.

Aftenposten has not yet been able to get a comment from father defends Christian Wiig .

Published: March 27. 2015 11:55