Six men are suspected of serious hunting crimes in Strömsund municipality, Sweden. One of the suspects is a well-known Norwegian TV personality, which has generated significant interest in the trial, including in Norway. According to the prosecutor, the men allegedly hunted and shot a female bear and one of her cubs together and in collusion.
Five of the men are residents of Norway. The suspects deny the crimes. The TV personality stated in police interrogations that he did not shoot any of the bears but took home the cub's skin because none of the other hunters wanted it.
he did not shoot any of the bears but took home the cub's skin because none of the other hunters wanted it
The shot female bear was reported to the county administrative board and inspected later that day, but the hunters never reported that she had accompanying cubs. The bear cub was never reported. In police interrogations, the TV personality said he did not know why it was not reported.
he did not know why it was not reported