Monday was Bryne-girl Mary Ueland (28) and the Danish Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (24) found dead in a mountainous region in Morocco. The women were students at the University in South-eastern Norway, in Bø.
Campusleder Marlene Kristin Nilssen by the student democracy in Bø says to the newspaper Dagbladet that they will assist the affected students as much as they can.
– We consider all who are affected by what has happened, particularly family and friends. Student life in Bk is small and it will be a huge loss on campus, ” she says.
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” We have today received the painful message that the two USN-students at campus Bø is killed in Morocco. We got the message late last night, ” says the rector Petter Aasen to the Newspaper.
Aasen confirms that the girls went to the second year of a bachelorprogram in outdoor activities – “turn and naturveiledning” – which the university offers in Bø in Telemark.
the Mother of the Danish drapsoffer: – They have killed my daughter
– The two were on a month-long private holiday in Morocco. Our thoughts now go to the girls ‘ families. We are also concerned that all affected students and employees have it good, and get the help they need. USN has set krisestab.
Aasen was on the way to the campus when the Newspaper talked with him, and says that they haven’t been in contact with the relatives.
It will be held a memorial on campus in the near future or in the new year. We want as many students as possible will be present there.
All campusene to the University in South-eastern Norway flags at half mast today.
HALF MAST: the University of the South east of Norway, campus Bø flags today at half mast. Photo: USN Show more – Fine if they are being taken
the Mayor Reinert Kverneland in Time municipality in Rogaland, says to Dagbladet that the municipality implemented a crisis team last night when they got the message about the deaths.
When we took contact with the family and asked what they wanted and assist them, ” he says.
He adds that this is very heavy for the municipality, which is small enough that people know each other.
– It was sad when I saw it in the news, but then I did not know that it came to apply to my municipality. It is clear this is heavy, but we make the best out of it and help as best we can.
Tuesday morning was a person of the killings on the Norwegian and Danish the woman in Morocco. It informs the department of the interior in Morocco to AFP.
the Mayor confirms that he has read it.
– We will not get again the girls of the reason, but it is nice if they are taken.
STUDIED HERE: Norwegian Maren Ueland (28), and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (24) who was found killed in Morocco, studied at the University in South-eastern Norway, in Bø. Photo: Google Maps Show more Tilkallingsvikar
Dagbladet has been in contact with the chief councilor in Bø municipality, Annie Egeland, who stated that the Norwegian woman was tilkallingsvikar in the municipality by the side of the studies.
Furthermore, she explains that there is a close cooperation between the municipality and a crisis team in place.
Maren (28) killed in Morocco. One arrested for murders