Kongsberg attack

Kongsberg attack
Kongsberg is located in Buskerud
Kongsberg
Kongsberg
Kongsberg (Buskerud)
Kongsberg is located in Norway
Kongsberg
Kongsberg
Kongsberg (Norway)
Kongsberg is located in Europe
Kongsberg
Kongsberg
Kongsberg (Europe)
LocationKongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Date13 October 2021
c. 18:12 – 18:47 (CEST UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Mass stabbing, spree killing
Weapons
Deaths5
Injured3
PerpetratorEspen Andersen Bråthen[a]
MotiveLikely mental illness
ConvictionsMurder

On 13 October 2021, a man attacked eight people with various weapons – including a bow and arrow – at locations in Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway, a town about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the capital city Oslo. Five people were killed, and three others were injured. The accused, identified as Espen Andersen Bråthen,[a] a 37-year-old Danish citizen born in Norway and with a history of mental illness,[1] was taken into custody on the same day and charged with murder. Although he pleaded guilty, in June 2022, a court determined his mental illness meant he could not be held criminally responsible for his actions, and he was sentenced to psychiatric confinement.[2][3]
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  1. ^ "Politiet om Kongsberg-siktede: – Hypotesen om konvertering er svekket". Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Norwegian sentenced to psychiatric care after bow-and-arrow murders". Express & Star (UK. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Norway court sentences man after knife and arrow attack". RTE News. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.