Norwegian police arrest man after three women stabbed

Police and emergency services are parked at the side of the road after people were stabbed in several locations in Sarpsborg, Norway, late July 14, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken July 14, 2020. Mandatory credit Bekka/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police arrested a man for stabbing three women, one of whom died from her injuries, late on Tuesday in Sarpsborg in southern Norway, police said.

The 31-year-old man is a Norwegian previously convicted for offences involving violence, a police statement said on Wednesday. It added that police are looking into whether the man, who knows two of the victims, had mental health problems.