Documents from within: The Silje Case

Was it really the playmates who murdered 5-year-old Silje? Or is Norway about to have a police scandal similar to the Kevin case? It's time to try and understand what happened in the police investigation that ended up identifying a 4-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 6-year-old as perpetrators.

The playmates who were accused of murdering 5-year-old Silje are now in their 30s. None of them have ever spoken publicly about the case - until now. What can they tell us about what happened on that day in 1994? And what will be found when the documents from the police investigation are examined by experts?

It took only 24 hours for the police to identify three boys, aged just 4, 5 and 6, as guilty of a murder. Because they were children, the boys could not be convicted - so the case was closed and never tried in court. A review of the investigation revealed several shortcomings in the technical investigation. However, according to the police, the boys confessed in their interviews. So what really happened in the police interrogation room?

The 1994 investigation that led to three young children being blamed for the death of their playmate was praised at the time for being quick and well done. But a review of the case reveals serious flaws. Could the police have made a big mistake in identifying a 4-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 6-year-old as the killers? And what happened to the children after the case was considered solved?

In 1994, three children - just 4, 5 and 6 years old - were blamed for the death of 5-year-old Silje. After SVT and NRK investigated the case, the police investigation was reopened. Could the children really be found guilty? For over a year they have been waiting for the answer. Now the 5-year-old and 6-year-old - who are now in their 30s - will finally know what the prosecutor has concluded.