Near death with a screwdriver: Now the man has been sentenced to compulsory mental health care – NRK Møre og Romsdal – Local News, TV and Radio

The man in his 30s has been sentenced to mandatory mental health care for the attack. This is confirmed by the Søre Sunnmøre District Court. In addition, he must pay 25,000 crowns in compensation to Dabbas.

– When a general evaluation is made of the serious act in which this case is applied, seen in relation to the defendant’s previous history of violence and crime, the defendant’s diagnosis, the evaluation of the probability of new serious acts of violence and the offer that the defendant receives from society, the court determines that Mandatory mental health care is necessary to protect society, the ruling states.

Satisfied with the verdict

It was in June of this year that the man in his 30s unannounced Adel Dabbas. This happened in the buffalo community where the man was bidding. In his hands he had a star screwdriver, and he himself explained to the police that he drove half of the screwdriver into the environmental worker’s head.

The attack took place without warning so that Dabbas would not have a chance to protect himself. The court also emphasized that it was just a coincidence that he did not lose his life in the attack.

During this week’s trial, Dabbas said he is currently on sick leave from his job as an environmental worker. He has nightmares, constantly cries, has difficulty hearing and eating, after being stabbed several inches in the temple. He is also paralyzed in the middle of the face on the left side. Now he is happy that a verdict has been reached in the case.

– Oak is happy with the verdict. He was in his place, Dabbas tells NRK.

I went to attack with a screwdriver

The motive for the attack must have our revenge, without him or others being able to specify it. The man has also been previously convicted of violence and threats. In court, the defendant sat with the hoodie pulled forward over his head, not wanting to explain himself.

Forensic psychiatrists John Olav Roaldset and Øyvind Erik Jensen concluded in a report that the accused was psychotic and therefore not sufficient when the incident occurred.

The man in his 30s has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He also has a dissociative personality disorder. During the trial, however, the man claimed that it was enough during the attack. He pleaded guilty and explained that he sought out Dabbas to kill him. During the trial, he also said that he was aware of what he was doing and that he was willing to take the punishment for it.

– The overall picture of the evidence means that the court has no doubt that the defendant was psychotic at the time of the act and therefore not sufficient. The psychosis need not have caused the action. Therefore, the accused cannot be sentenced to punishment, the verdict affirms.

You were not transferred to mandatory mental health care

Just months before the assassination attempt this summer, the man in his 30s was acquitted of violence and threats. The district court later ruled that he was not sane and therefore could not be punished. They also believed that there was no imminent danger of further serious crimes.

This happened against the opinions of the experts and the prosecutor.

In court, it was also learned that the man heard voices asking him to kill. It happened almost on June 7 of this year, when he broke into the environmental worker’s office with a clear plan to kill himself.

State Attorney Ingvild Thorn Nordheim tells NRK that she is satisfied with the verdict.

– It’s in line with our claim. It is an important judgment to prevent something similar and serious from happening again, he says.

NRK has contacted the convicted attorney who currently has no comment on the case.