Island survivor of Breivik's bullets testifies at trial.
  • 12 years ago
The trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik continues, with focus on those who survived the Utoeya massacre in which 69 people were killed.

The court is now hearing from the young people who were injured on the island but survived.

Among those to testify was 21-year-old Silja Uteng.

(SOUNDBITE) (Norwegian) OTOEYA SURVIVOR SILJA KRISTIANNE UTENG SAYING:

"Now this chapter of my life is locked away. It is a chapter I can go back to if I want to, but I will never give him more of my time, never. He has demanded enough of me, and now it's enough."

Uteng was one of the first people to swim to safety, despite a bullet wound in her arm.

Breivik admits to the killings but denies criminal responsibility. He says he was defending Norwegian ethnic purity from the multiculturalist policies of the governing Labour Party.

(SOUNDBITE) (Norwegian) OTOEYA SURVIVOR SILJA KRISTIANNE UTENG SAYING:

"What he has done is unjustifiable and wrong and everyone is struggling with the loss. But at the same time it has had the opposite effect from what he wanted. We stand even stronger together."

If the court deems him sane, Breivik faces a 21-year jail sentence with indefinite extensions for as long as he is considered dangerous.

Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
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