Police plan to question Høiby after incident at his home

A police prosecutor told Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen that an interview with Marius Borg Høiby had been arranged for Monday 9 November and that officers were in contact with his lawyer. Høiby, the son of Queen Mette-Marit of Norway, has the status of an alleged victim in the case, news agency NTB reported.

The planned interview follows an incident at Høiby’s home on the Skaugum estate in the early hours of Friday. Aftenposten reported that a man banged and kicked at the door, entered the house and pushed Høiby, who managed to get him out. Norway’s security service, PST, confirmed that it had detained someone near the home.

Police opened an investigation into suspected trespass and assault, a police prosecutor told broadcaster TV 2. Police initially said the man had not been arrested or charged following the incident. Nettavisen reported that he had not yet been interviewed.

Høiby’s lawyer, Alexander Greaker, told Aftenposten that his client had found the visit uncomfortable and unsettling but was doing well afterwards.

Høiby, 29, is being held on remand at Skaugum under electronic monitoring while he appeals a four-year prison sentence imposed in June for offences including two rapes and abuse of a former partner. His lawyers have separately appealed a ruling that he must remain in detention to Norway’s Supreme Court.