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

Son of Norway’s crown princess ‘often’ grabbed former partner by throat, court told

A court sketch shows Marius Borg Høiby in the witness box at Oslo district court.
A court sketch shows Marius Borg Høiby in the witness box at Oslo district court. Photograph: Ane Hem/Reuters

The former partner of Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, has told a court he punched her in the face during their relationship and “often” grabbed her by the throat.

Høiby, 29, Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial accused of 38 crimes, including four rapes and assaults.

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