A Norwegian teenager has been convicted over a murder plot in the United Kingdom after prosecutors said he agreed to travel to Britain and kill a stranger in exchange for a payment of €25,000 (about £21,500) from a Swedish criminal network.
The case, heard at the Old Bailey, centred on an alleged cross-border murder-for-hire scheme linked to organised crime groups operating across Scandinavia and the UK. British prosecutors said Johannes Natland, 19, travelled from Norway to England in March 2025 after accepting an offer to carry out a contract killing on behalf of the Swedish Foxtrot Network. According to court proceedings, the intended victim was selected by the criminal organisation and had no prior connection to the teenager. Authorities reported that the teenager was convicted on 29 July 2026.
