Norway: former minister’s partner on trial over fake threats

Laila Anita Bertheussen accused of staging attacks on her family and blaming anti-racist theatre group

The partner of Norway's former justice minister, a member of a rightwing anti-immigration party, has gone on trial accused of staging attacks against the couple and blaming an anti-racist theatre troupe.

In the extraordinary case, Laila Anita Bertheussen is accused of vandalising her own home and threatening her family, making it appear as though the Black Box theatre group was to blame.