Judge hands down longest jail term allowed in Norway for murder and mosque attack

A Norwegian man who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque has been sentenced to 21 years in prison - the longest jail term allowed under Norwegian law.
Judge hands down longest jail term allowed in Norway for murder and mosque attack

Philip Manshaus, 22, killed his 17-year-old stepsister by shooting her four times with a hunting rifle at their home in the Oslo suburb of Baerum. Pic: AP
Philip Manshaus, 22, killed his 17-year-old stepsister by shooting her four times with a hunting rifle at their home in the Oslo suburb of Baerum. Pic: AP

A Norwegian man who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque has been sentenced to 21 years in prison – the longest jail term allowed under Norwegian law.

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