Norway attacker handed over to health services: Prosecutor

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OSLO: The man who killed five people in a bow-and-arrow attack in Norway this week has been handed over to health services, the prosecution said on Friday (Oct 15), a

in Norway this week has been handed over to health services, the prosecution said on Friday , amid speculation he may have mental health issues.

Doubts have arisen about the mental health of the man identified as Danish citizen Espen Andersen Brathen, and whether he can be held legally responsible for the attack.A psychiatric evaluation began on Thursday, which was expected to take up to several months. If the judge grants the prosecution's request, he would not be jailed but rather held in medical care, the prosecutor said.

 

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