Back in Norway on January 12, after several weeks in a British clinic to treat his drug addiction, Marius Borg Høiby only had 48 hours of respite before being accused again of psychological violence against one of his former partners. , Juliane Snekkestad. The young woman, in a relationship from 2018 to 2022 with the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, also accuses him of domestic violence. Five months after the first arrest of the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit for assault and battery on another girlfriend, the Norwegian magazine VG reveals an incident far from being anecdotal.
During the summer of 2020, while he was cruising on the royal yacht with his mother, her husband and the family of Princess Martha-Louise as well as Juliane Snekkestad, Marius would have exceeded the limits for the umpteenth time by behaving “aggressively” with his girlfriend. The situation was reportedly so tense that Mette-Marit from Norway entered the couple’s cabin, where the scene took place, to intervene. The future queen would only leave the room once the situation had calmed down.
A “particularly painful” episode according to Juliane Snekkestad and which the latter would have told to investigators during the fall, when they were questioning her in the context of her complaint for domestic violence. Asked by VGthe plaintiff’s lawyers did not wish to comment further. Neither does Borg Høiby’s lawyer, while his client, who admitted the acts of violence and destruction of property that occurred on August 4 with another partner, categorically denies those that Juliane accuses him of.
Respite in a part of the “Marius affair”
Difficult for the princely couple not to admit having been aware for a long time of the problematic behavior of the young man, born from a previous relationship with the daughter-in-law of King Harald V. During an interview broadcast on December 25, the prince and the Crown Princess say they began “difficult work with Marius, well before August” to deal with his problems and those he caused.
-The latest revelations from the Norwegian press will certainly overshadow one of the rare pieces of good news in recent months for the young man. On January 13, his birthday, the courts decided to lift a contact ban issued against him concerning one of his friends. Norwegian police accuse Marius of raping the person – an accusation he and the alleged victim deny. “My client never wanted this ban, so she is very happy that it is now lifted,” reports Heidi Juritzen, the young woman’s lawyer.
One thing remains certain, Mette-Marit’s son must still answer to accusations of domestic violence against three former partners, an investigation into rape against another woman and death threats against a young man.
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