Man in his forties found dead in municipal housing on Våland in Stavanger
A man in his early forties was found dead in a municipal housing unit in Stavanger on Thursday morning. Police are investigating a murder, but have no suspects at present.
Murder investigation after discovery of dead man in Stavanger
A man in his early forties was found dead in a municipal housing unit on Våland in Stavanger on Thursday morning, according to nettavisen.no. Police are treating the death as a murder.
The report reached police via the emergency services centre at 08.53. When patrols arrived at the scene, they found the man lifeless with injuries that police believe are consistent with inflicted violence.
"Based on the injuries the deceased has, police believe it is likely that he was murdered," says police prosecutor Fredrik Martin Soma in a statement.
Police have no suspects in the case at present and state that they do not have control over the perpetrator or perpetrators. Investigators are working to identify one or more perpetrators, and to establish the deceased's movements over the past 24 hours.
Forensic technicians are at the scene, and police have deployed significant resources in the case.
Anyone with information can contact police on telephone 02800 or via the police tip portal.