Future King of Norway’s stepson – who is accused of rape – reveals he ‘violently’ broke up with an ex in shocking video

The future stepson of the King of Norway has reportedly revealed how he ‘violently’ broke up with an ex in a shocking leaked video – which has emerged while he is still in custody after being accused of rape.

Marius Borg Hoiby, born from a relationship before the marriage of Crown Princess Mette-Marit to heir Prince Haakon, was arrested last Monday evening on suspicion of rape.

On Wednesday, police said he was suspected of a second rape and a lawyer for the force said they requested that the 27-year-old be taken into custody, which a judge ordered on Wednesday for a week, according to media reports.

“Marius is facing serious charges, which the police and the judiciary will deal with… I am convinced that they will do a good job,” Prince Haakon told public broadcaster NRK before the arrest warrant.

But since his arrest, a shocking video of Borg Høiby has been shared with the Norwegian publication See and hearin which the former mechanic reportedly illustrates how he ended the relationship with an ex.

In the clip, Borg Høiby is asked, “How did you break up with your last girlfriend?” He shrugs and then leans forward toward the camera while making a clapping gesture with his hands.

It is not known when the video was recorded, but it is said to have been published in a group within Borg Høiby’s own network, which consists of around 50 people.

MailOnline has contacted Borg Høiby’s lawyer, Øyvind Bratlien, for comment.

While in prison, Borg Høiby is not allowed to receive visitors and letters during this period due to the risk of tampering with evidence. NRK reports.

Borg Høiby’s lawyer, Oyvind Bratlien, said his client was innocent and was against being held in preventive detention.

Bratlien said he would appeal the arrest ruling, but welcomed the fact that the judges had not granted the police’s request for two weeks of detention. “We view this as promising,” he said in a written statement to NRK.

Police lawyer Andreas Kruszewski had said on the sidelines of the hearing that the second charge “concerned sexual intercourse without consent with a woman who was incapable of resisting the act.”

Investigators searched and seized items from Borg Høiby’s home. The police investigation is still ongoing and no trial date has yet been set.

The rape charge comes after he was accused of bodily harm following a late-night argument on August 4 at the Oslo apartment of a woman he was dating, police said.

Norwegian media reported that police at the time found a knife in one of the woman’s bedroom walls.

The Norwegian royal family was shocked by Høiby’s first arrest in early August. Pictured with his mother in 2016

Prince Sverre Magnus, Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Marius Borg Høiby pictured in 2019 in Oslo

Borg Høiby admitted in a later statement to the media that he had caused her bodily harm while under the influence of cocaine and alcohol, and that he had damaged her apartment. He said he regretted his actions.

Borg Høiby was arrested again in September for violating a restraining order.

When he was arrested Monday, police say he was in a car with the alleged victim of the August incident.

Borg Høiby was raised by the royal couple along with his step-siblings, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 20, and Prince Sverre Magnus, 18. Unlike them, however, he has no official public role.

The Norwegian royal family was shocked by the first arrest of Borg Høiby in early August, after a woman – Rebecca Helberg Arntsen – was left in hospital with her injuries following the attack.

A week after his arrest, Borg Høiby admitted to the attack on Rebecca, whom he called his “girlfriend” (her lawyers have refuted this claim).

In a statement issued through his own lawyer, Borg Høiby said he suffers from “several mental disorders” and has “long struggled with substance abuse,” for which he said he is resuming treatment.

The statement read: “Last weekend something happened that should never have happened. I caused bodily harm and destroyed property in an apartment under the influence of alcohol and cocaine after an argument.

Marius pictured with other members of the Norwegian royal family, including the king, queen and heir apparent in June 2022

When he turned twenty, the royal court announced that Marius was retiring from public life and his profile was removed from the family’s official website.

‘I have several mental health disorders, which means I have had and continue to have challenges throughout my upbringing and adult life. I have struggled with substance abuse for a long time, something for which I have sought treatment in the past.

“The drug use and my diagnoses do not excuse what happened at Frogner’s apartment last Sunday. I want to be responsible for what I did and will explain myself honestly to the police.

‘For me, the most important thing is that I say sorry to my girlfriend. She deserved neither what happened that night nor the extreme pressure from both the Norwegian and foreign press afterwards.”

Mette-Marit’s eldest son has also apologized to his family for his actions, which “have affected you greatly.”

Weeks later, the 27-year-old was arrested after violating a restraining order.

The restraining order in question was to protect Rebecca Helberg Arntsen, who Borg Høiby admitted assaulting herself during a drink and drug-fueled attack on August 4, which saw him arrested for the first time and held in a police cell overnight .