Norwegian king's stepson attacked by assailant while under house arrest

(Berlin = Yonhap News) Correspondent Gye-yeon Kim = The King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Hojby (29), who was sentenced to prison on charges of sexual assault and other charges, was attacked by an assailant at his home while under house arrest, dpa news agency and other sources reported on the 7th (local time), citing local media Seohor.

According to reports, around 00:00 on the 7th, a gunman knocked on the front door and kicked the front door of Højvu's house in Skaugum, a royal residence in Norway, and when Højvu opened the door, he entered the house and attacked him by pushing him.

The police arrested and then released the man whom Hoivi had kicked out of the house.

It was reported that at the time of the incident, Hoi-vi was drawing while listening to music while wearing an electronic anklet.

Skaugum is a royal estate located approximately 25km southwest of Oslo, where the crown prince's official residence is located. It is approximately 121 hectares (1.21 million ㎡), including farmland and forest, and public access is prohibited and the Royal Guard stands guard.

King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit, who ascended the throne last August, had not yet moved to the Royal Palace in Oslo and were staying at the Crown Prince's residence, a few hundred meters away from Højby's house. Local media pointed out that although the police arrived within 1 minute and 30 seconds, this incident raised questions about whether the royal family's protection and security were being properly implemented.

Hojby, a troublemaker in the Norwegian royal family, was indicted on about 40 charges, including four counts of sexual assault, violence, drugs, and traffic violations, and was sentenced to four years in prison last June. Two cases of sexual assault were found not guilty.

During his trial without detention in February of this year, he committed crimes such as assault and threatening with a weapon and was imprisoned in an Oslo detention center for five months. After the first trial ruling, he has been under house arrest under the condition of wearing an electronic ankle bracelet.

Hoeivi has also filed a lawsuit requesting that house arrest be lifted. In this case, the first trial ruled in favor of Hoi-vi on the 2nd, but it was immediately overturned in the second trial and is currently being heard by the Supreme Court.

Hojby is the son of Queen Mette-Marit, whom she had with another man and raised alone before she married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001. Although Mette-Marit has been living on the royal estate since her marriage, she is not officially a member of the royal family and has no right to inherit the throne or the title of prince.