Norway: Attempted murder charge downgraded to serious assault in Bergen case

Norwegian police have downgraded charges against a man in his 20s from attempted murder to serious bodily harm and serious threats after an incident in Birkelundsbakken, Bergen, where a man in his 60s was found injured with gasoline-smelling clothes. The weakened suspicion of attempted murder and the suspect's prior conviction for serious assault underpin the police's request for pre-trial detention to prevent reoffending. The suspect denies the charges.