Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, asked the court to be allowed to spend the rest of his pre-trial detention in ankle cuffs in his hometown of Skaugum.
Marius Borg Høiby has asked for permission to exercise investigative freedom in a leg brace. Stella Pictures
Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit’s52, son Marius Borg Høibyn29, the request was denied in court on Wednesday. Marius asked that he be allowed to spend the rest of the time in pre-trial detention in his hometown of Skaugum.
VG-magazine, the court decided that Marius may not serve pretrial detention in leg shackles. The court justified its decision by saying that the risk of repeating the crimes is high.
The judge noted that Marius has allegedly violated a restraining order against the so-called “Frogner woman” in the past. The Frogner woman is one of Marius’s victims, who demands monetary compensation from Marius.
The judge also emphasized that several of the crimes with which Marius is accused allegedly took place in his home.
According to VG, Marius justified his request by saying that he wants to be closer to his family. Marius has been on remand in Oslo prison, the conditions of which he described as “quite harsh”.
– I have extremely few human contacts, two to three visits a week. It’s very little, Marius said in the courtroom.
Marius Borg Høiby has previously begged to be released. PDO
Marius also stressed that he would not touch drugs if he were to be released. Marius’ substance abuse problem has been brought up several times during the trial.
If Marius had gotten his way, he would have been forced to abstain from all intoxicants. Marius would also have had access to his phone and computer. According to VG, Marius would have possibly lived on his parents’ farm during his pretrial detention.
Marius requested to be released already at the beginning of the year, but the district court decided to keep him imprisoned. Even then, the court justified its decision because of the danger of repeating the crime. Marius appealed to the Court of Appeal to be set free, but it rejected the bonus prince’s appeal.
A verdict is required for Marius on a total of 39 criminal charges. Marius’ trials lasted no less than seven weeks.
He was accused of, among other things, four counts of rape, assault, harassment, sexual harassment and violation of a restraining order. In addition, he is also accused of, for example, drug offenses, speeding and resisting official authority.
