Norway bow-and-arrow suspect in care amid mental health concerns

Espen Andersen Brathen transferred as investigation into motives and psychiatric evaluation continue

The man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows and other weapons in Norway has been transferred to the public health service, a state prosecutor has said, amid mounting questions over his mental health.

Based on an initial assessment of his health condition, this was the best solution," the prosecutor, Ann Iren Svane Mathiassen, told the Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK.