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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Prosecutors seek more than seven years in jail for son of Norway’s crown princess

Marius Borg Høiby wearing a hoodie, jacket and cap and sunglasses
Marius Borg Høiby’s trial has come at a time of unprecedented crisis for Norway’s royal family. Photograph: NTB/Alamy

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, should receive more than seven years in prison if he is found guilty of 39 offences, including four rapes and assaults, according to prosecutors.

On Wednesday, the penultimate day of the more than six-week-long trial at Oslo district court, the prosecution said it believed that Høiby was guilty of 39 of the 40 offences with which he was charged, which, as well as rape and domestic abuse, include multiple breaches of restraining orders, assault, drug and driving offences.

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