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Norway mass-killer Breivik found criminally insane, may avoid prison
The right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in two attacks in Norway four months ago may avoid prison after being found criminally insane.
Psychiatrists tasked with determining the mental state of Anders Behring Breivik when he carried out the twin attacks concluded that he was suffering from “psychosis” — a mental state that could alter his judgement leading up to and at the time of the killings.
The two psychiatrists, Synne Serheim and Torgeir Husby, delivered their 243-page finding to the Oslo district court Tuesday morning.
The ruling would mean that Breivik cannot be sentenced to prison but must undergo psychiatric care in a closed mental institution. (Photo: Jon-Are Berg-Jacobsen/AFP/Getty Images)
A man helps a wounded woman evacuating a building after an explosion near government buildings in Norway’s capital, Oslo, on July 22, 2011. A powerful bomb blast rocked government and media buildings, killing at least 7 people and dealing heavy damage, police said. (MORTEN HOLM/AFP/Getty Images)
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