Marius Borg Høiby just lived through a frightening experience. The son of Queen Mette-Marit was in his home in Skaugum, Norway's royal estate, when an intruder began knocking on his door. Borg lives in the royal estate but on a separate property than his parents.
© Getty ImagesAs reported by our sister website HOLA! Spain, Borg was listening to music and painting when he heard a loud noise. He approached the door, opened it, and spotted a stranger, trying to knock down the door.
The intruder ultimately entered Borg's place and shoved him, Borg managing to get him out of the property. He immedeately called the police, which arrived on the premises with a minute. "We can confirm that we arrested a person near Høiby’s home on Friday night. Beyond that, we have no comment,” Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) told NRK in Norwegian.
© Patrick van Katwijk“PST has confirmed that in this case we arrested a person near Høiby's home. PST will continuously evaluate all assignments and situations involving our bodyguard assignment and make the corrections and changes we believe are necessary.”
The intruder was arrested and later released by the police.
“It’s a place where you should feel safe, and given the situation Marius is in right now, it’s easy to understand that he experienced it as very unpleasant and unsafe,” said defense attorney Alexander Greaker as reported by the Norwegian magazine Se og Hør.
Marius Borg's complicated week
© Julian ParkerThis incident comes in the wake of a difficult week for Borg. Last week, his defense team requested for Borg's house arrest to be terminated. While the tribunal accepted the decision, the prosecutor's office opposed the decision, resulting in Borg having to remain in Skaugum, determining that he was of high risk of reincidence.
Per NRK, the decision was influenced by Borg’s alcohol consumption while under house arrest, which is prohibited under the terms of his detention. Borg claimed the positive alcohol readings were caused by mouthwash and fermented apple juice. The court found his explanation not credible, noting that a single test session using three separate devices showed alcohol every time.
Following the findings, police have reportedly tightened supervision at Skaugum until November 30, when Borg’s current period of pretrial detention ends, and will be carrying out additional drug and alcohol testing. A that point, the court will determine whether Borg remains in custody at Skaugum or is released and his ankle monitor removed.
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