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EMERGENCY: Emergency services are at an address in Drammen following a report of a suspicious death. Photo: VG-tipser
The woman who was found dead in her apartment in Drammen early Thursday was killed, police report.
At 10:21 a.m., the police were notified that a woman had been found dead in her own apartment in Drammen. The woman is 70 years old and the police first described the death as suspicious.
Just after 3 p.m., the police report that a woman in her 30s has been charged with murder. She has been known to the police before and is probably unrelated to the murdered woman, the police write in the press release.
– On the basis of witness information, the police arrested a person in connection with the murder, says the chief of the police station Øyvind Aas in Drammen.
For the sake of the investigation, the police do not want to comment on how the woman was killed. They still want advice on the matter.
– In addition to the on-site tactical research, we also receive assistance from Kripos for technical research, says Aas.
Arrested woman
According to Drammens Tidende, a woman was arrested at another address in the area early Thursday. A man, who was also at the address, was arrested by the police.
– We have not arrested or charged anyone for having anything to do with the death, but it is true that we have arrested a woman for another affair that has occurred before at the corresponding address, Aas tells VG.
– What type of relationship?
– This is an injury.
The police have known the detained woman before.
Aas also confirms that they have been in contact with a man who is the one at the address where the woman was detained.
Works with family notification
The police know the identity of the deceased woman and her relatives will be notified.
According to Drammens Tidende, there were a large number of emergency services in the area on Thursday afternoon. The police are present with five patrols, in addition to several ambulances and health personnel, the newspaper writes.
