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IKEA Goat Is Up And Ready To Be Burned
The IKEA goat is an indicator that Christmas is just around the corner. Many consider it early, but the goat has already been set up near the only IKEA in Reykjavík, in Kauptún, and the lights have been lit, reports Vísir. For…
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Man Stabbed In Downtown Reykjavík Over The Weekend
Friday night, a man endured a stab wound to the abdomen after another man attacked him outside the restaurant Fjallkona in the city center. The victim was transported to Landspítali hospital in critical condition. A suspect was arrested the following morning and…
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Prosecutors Demand Accused Arsonist Be Sentenced For Life
Prosecutors are demanding that Marek Moszczynski, who is alleged to have set fire to a house on Bræðraborgarstígur last summer, be sentenced to life in prison. He has been charged with three murders and ten attempted murders, among other things. If the…
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Suspect In West Reykjavík Fire Has Been Charged With Murder And Arson
A man who has been in police custody for about 12 weeks, suspected of having deliberately started a house fire in West Reykjavík last June, has been formally charged with murder and arson, MBL reports. Assistant district prosecutor Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir confirmed for…
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West Reykjavík Fire: Arson Was The Cause, Property Owner May Face Lawsuit
A house fire on Bræðraborgarstígur 1 last June, which claimed three lives, injured several others, and caused untold loss of home and property to a dozen people, was caused by arson, police have concluded. Stöð 2 news spoke with a lawyer representing…
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Dozens Questioned Over West Reykjavik Fire, No Word On Property Owner
Police have questioned about 30 people as witnesses in connection with a house fire in West Reykjavík on June 25th, wherein three people died, Fréttablaðið reports, according to information from the capital area police. Amongst those questioned are those injured or registered…
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Union Head Expresses Condolences, Calls For Investigation Of House Fire; Arson Possible Cause
The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) has issued a statement regarding yesterday’s house fire in Reykjavík that resulted in three deaths and two in intensive care, expressing heartfelt condolences for those who perished in the fire, and have called for a thorough…
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14-Year Prison Sentence For Icelander Who Killed Two In Selfoss Fire
Vigfús Ólafsson has been convicted of manslaughter and arson for his involvement in a house fire that killed two in Selfoss in October 2018. The Supreme Court upheld the the decision to sentence 54-year-old Vigfús to 14 years in prison. In October…
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Man Charged With Manslaughter And Arson In South Iceland Housefire
Two suspects believed to be involved in a housefire in Selfoss last year have been charged; one for manslaughter and arson, the other with not intervening. RÚV reports that a man, who was arrested shortly after the blaze erupted and has been…
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Two Die In Housefire In Selfoss Last Night, Two Suspects In Police Custody
A housefire that began in Selfoss yesterday afternoon has now become a police investigation, RÚV reports. While the cause of the blaze has not been disclosed, the landlord and a visitor to the house are now in police custody. Firefighters who arrived…
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Three Charged In Burning Of The IKEA Christmas Goat
Three people, a man and two women, have been fined 150 thousand króna for burning down the IKEA Christmas Goat last year, reports RÚV. And yes, there exists in this world something called the IKEA Christmas Goat. The odd crime took place…
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News In Brief: Trapped Frenchmen, Arson, And The “Kattarshians”
We’ve had a spate of stories lately involving tourists, and the wacky shenanigans they get up to. Amongst the most popular of these stories was that of a French man who was trapped in his car for five days, on account of…
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Suspects Plead Innocence In Christmas Goat Arson
Two women and one man, charged with setting the iconic Ikea Christmas goat on fire last year, have plead not guilty to the crime. Vísir reports that Ikea are seeking financial damages from the three alleged arsonists to the tune of 1.8…
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Man Confesses To Arson
A man in his forties has confessed to police that he deliberately set fire to a workshop on Grettisgata last week. Vísir reports that the man, who has suffered from mental health issues, is currently in custody at “an appropriate institution.” Police…
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Second Suspect In Custody In Connection With Fire
Police have a second suspect in custody in connection with a major fire which broke out last Monday evening. RÚV reports that the first suspect is already being detained by police, where he will remain for at least a week. Security camera…
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Arson Attack On Smáralind Mall
A fire was put out on the ground floor of Smáralind shopping mall early this morning, reports Vísir. Mall security detected the fire almost immediately and called the fire department. Due to early detection there was almost no damage done. The fire…
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Cat Accused Of Attempted Arson
A fire that began in an apartment in Hafnarjförður has been blamed on one primary suspect – the household cat.MBL reports that firefighters and police were called to an apartment in the Vallahverfi neighbourhood of Hafnarfjörður at about three o’ clock this morning.…