The suspect in a bow-and-arrow attack in Norway which left five people dead is being cared for by health professionals, the police have confirmed.
Espen Andersen Braathen, 37, has confessed to killing five people during his rampage. He is thought to have been radicalised after converting to Islam, according to Norwegian police.
“Braathen was on Thursday transferred into the care of health services after an assessment of his health situation,” the force said on Friday.
Four women and one man aged between 50 and 70 died during incident in the town of Kongsberg on Wednesday. Three other people, including a police officer, were injured by the assailant.
On Friday, a Norwegian court will determine how long he can be initially held in detention. Andersen Braathen will not appear in person.
Earlier this week, Norway’s security service said the incident "appears to be an act of terror”, but did not give any further details.
The attack’s death toll is the worst in the country since 2011, when far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 people at a youth camp.
