Marius Borg Høibys The application for release was rejected, as the responsible court in Oslo announced. “The court points out the seriousness and scope of the case as well as the high risk of repetition,” it said. The lawyer for the Norwegian “bonus prince” had previously argued that this danger no longer exists.

Marius Høiby requested release

In the middle of that Rape trial Høiby had previously requested release. The 29-year-old was arrested again shortly before the start of the trial at the beginning of February because he was said to have violated the ban on contact with an ex-girlfriend and behaved recklessly. He has been in custody ever since.

The woman is one of the alleged victims in the case. An incident in her apartment triggered the investigation against Mette-Marit’s son in August 2024. Høiby is said to have become violent on several occasions in his relationship with the woman. Nevertheless, the two had seen each other regularly until shortly before the trial began.