VG reports the verdict, where a man in his 60s was sentenced to prison in Oslo District Court for having defrauded Jorunn Kjellsby for 100,000 kroner in the period 2018-2020.
– For me, it is completely incomprehensible that this could happen. We’re talking about a person who has pleased me so much. That is mean. Cruel, says Kjellsby to VG. She is known from several films and appearances on stage and received the honorary award during the Amanda Award in 2006.
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Jannike Kruse, Stellan Skarsgard and Jorunn Kjellsby during the Berlin Film Festival where they promoted the film “A Pretty Kind Man” in 2010. Photo: David Charisins / Reuters
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Ailing health
She retired from the theater scene five years ago and has in recent years struggled with ailing health, according to the newspaper.
As a result of fractures in her ankles, knees and thighs, she needed someone who could help her with, among other things, shopping and this was where the now convicted man came in. He is said to have used her bank card to do necessary errands, but abused the trust and the bank card.
The man has admitted the affair and must serve 18 days in prison. His lawyer Frode Sulland informs the newspaper that the verdict will not be appealed.
– Felt stupid like a bull
– Sometimes I feel stupid as a bull, but at the same time I know that I am a very up-and-coming person. There’s nothing wrong with me. Still, I sometimes thought during the trial that I might have failed him. Think something so strange and strange, but these people are so smart, she says to VG.
She says she is more disappointed with the breach of trust than the money itself. The man must, in addition to the prison sentence, also pay her back 100,000 kroner.
The scam was discovered when Kjellsby’s daughters studied her bank statements. Kjellsby herself had no idea that she was being scammed.
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