Overview
- The appeals court overturned a district-court decision and ordered Høiby to remain in pretrial detention after reviewing the case on Wednesday.
- Borgarting cited positive alcohol test results and rejected Høiby’s explanation, saying the tests raised a real risk he would return to substance use and reoffend.
- Høiby has been held since February and has lived under electronic monitoring at the royal estate Skaugum since July, a confinement his lawyers have called very hard to bear.
- His defence said it will study the appellate court’s written reasons and prepare for the next appellate or retrial session scheduled for February 2027.
- Media attention continues to focus on the case and on Skaugum after paparazzi photos showed singer Erika Norwich visiting the estate shortly after the ruling.