Notorious offender in Bodø may face preventive detention
A man who has been held in custody since October following a stabbing may be subject to preventive detention due to his criminal history.
Notorious offender in Bodø may face preventive detention
A man with an extensive criminal background risks being subject to preventive detention following a stabbing in Bodø. The man has been in prison since October last year.
The case concerns a person already known as a notorious offender in the area. Preventive detention is a particularly severe sentence that can be imposed when there is a high probability that the convicted person will commit serious acts of violence again.
According to Avisa Nordland, the legal system is now considering whether the man's criminal history and repeated offences indicate that he should be held in preventive detention rather than a standard prison sentence.
Preventive detention is of indefinite duration and can last until it is no longer considered necessary for the protection of society.
Source: Google News DK — Crime (da)