(Dagbladet): 33-year-old and 35-year-old charged with murder of musician Paul Simmons (25) Comfort Hotel in Oslo in February last year, is also charged with the attempted murder of a 49 year old man.
This assassination attempt should have happened about a month after Simmons died.
the police had at this time become suspicious of the two men, and implemented extensive surveillance, such as telephone and covert audio surveillance of them.
Talked about overseas
The police in this period including having overheard how the accused detailed planned a robbery at the home of 49-year-old, who had recently cashed a larger amount of money on an apartment sales .
In addition, the two have talked about that they wanted to leave the country after this robbery. After that Dagbladet experience chatted they partly about the United States or Thailand.
evasion, in addition to the destruction of evidence and recurrence risk, been among police arguments to continue varetekstfengsle both.
– Withholding father we have assessed as high, partly based on information from covert audio surveillance. It is obvious that both are in a situation where they face long prison sentences, which in turn strengthens the fear that they will leave the country, said police attorney in case Christian Hatlo Dagbladet.
– Prat and fantasy
the accused was in Oslo District Court taken into custody for a further four weeks on Thursday. Both men took time controls. When they talked about Thailand and the United States, they found themselves in an apartment in Oslo. According to lawyer Benedict de Vibe, which defends the 35-year-old, were both men intoxicated during this conversation.
– There was no talk about escape plans, but a more general chat about what they wanted to do in the future. There was never a discussion about escapes, or any specific details about this, they say Vibe continues:
– Several of these conversations appear more like loose talk and fantasy than reality, and under more conversations were they intoxicated both.
– not specifically
the suspect 33-year-old has US citizenship. His lawyer, Hans Olav Bytingsvik would not comment on details of police surveillance of the client, but says:
– There was no talk of any escape plans, and never anything concrete.
Oslo District Court took Thursday not decide whether the conditions for evasion were met for remanding in custody the two men on. The court wrote in its ruling that the recurrence risk in itself is considered so high that it alone is enough to remanding in custody both in four new weeks.
Gunhild Lærum, which is assistance sand lawyer in the case said she supports the police lawyer Hatlo in that there is generally a greater risk that someone will leave the country if you know that they risk severe punishment.
– If the police have something concrete buggy as they tie up under this, it will strengthen the virkåret says Lærum.
– Beyond that I find that counsel is not appropriate to comment on various aspects of the investigation, she said.
Arrested in 49-year-old
Both the accused denies culpability for the murder of Simmons and the attempted murder of 49-year-old. Defender Bytningsvik told however bits depending fengslingsmøtett Thursday that the client (33-year-old) admits attempted robbery at the man. Dagbladet know that 33-year-old before Christmas explained police that he and 35-year-old tried to raise money from 49-year-old.
The two accused men were arrested by the police on March 9 last year, the 49-year-old’s apartment in Oslo westside. The three were gathered there to celebrate 49-year-old’s birthday. Police undercover officers came with, and took action by what they perceived as suspicious behavior in the apartment and arrested the two men.
Chills
49-year-old should have been significantly reduced and intoxicated. In addition he had a very low body temperature when he was found. One police theory is that the accused should have cooled him down using ice and cold water, get Dagbladet illuminated.
Also deceased Paul Simmons had a very low body temperature when he was found lifeless on hotel 621 Comfort Hotel Børsparken in Oslo on 7 February last year, at 19.39.
When he arrived at the hospital was body temperature His measured, and according to a report from the Public Health who Dagbladet has been referred information from, lay it at around 30 degrees.
Extensive fraud
police believe the men wondered Simmons for a large sum of money before he was killed, and the newspaper has previously been able to tell that the police have found about 300,000 in cash that they believe the men cheated Simmons.
the two accused men are former convicted of extensive fraud. Police are also investigating whether the accused 35-year-old may have been dealing with a death in 2006. He is not charged with this.
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