Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing
Johannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAView image in fullscreenJohannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police. Two days after he arrived in the UK armed police arrested him in a hotel room in Huddersfield, seizing two guns and ammunition.After deliberating for 17 hours and six minutes, a jury at the Old Bailey found him guilty of conspiracy to murder following a retrial.Natland blinked but did not visibly react to the verdict.
- ▪Johannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police.
- ▪Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAView image in fullscreenJohannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police.
- ▪Two days after he arrived in the UK armed police arrested him in a hotel room in Huddersfield, seizing two guns and ammunition.After deliberating for 17 hours and six minutes, a jury at the Old Bailey found him guilty of conspiracy to murde
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Johannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAView image in fullscreenJohannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by armed police. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PACrimeNorwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killingJohannes Kongsnes Natland was recruited to murder unknown person by international crime gang linked to IranPriya BharadiaWed 29 Jul 2026 12.33 EDTLast modified on Wed 29 Jul 2026 12.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA Norwegian teenager has been found guilty of travelling to England to carry out a killing ordered by an international crime gang linked to…
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