It was in March 2024 that the teacher was repeatedly punched in the head by the student.
The student has objected that he acted in a perceived self-defense situation, as he felt pressured by the teacher who continued to discuss with him despite his asking to be left alone and to leave the room.
The district court and the court of appeal dismissed it, and also did not consider that it could be a "criminally relevant provocation" that could lead to him not being convicted of assault.
The Supreme Court also does not believe that the student acted in a perceived emergency situation or can otherwise avoid responsibility, but states that the student's neuropsychiatric disability should have an impact on the penalty. According to the Court of Appeal, the penalty was two months in prison, and the boy was sentenced to 35 hours of youth service.
However, the Supreme Court believes that the disability should affect the sentence, especially since he ended up in a situation he found difficult to handle against his will. The sentence should therefore correspond to one month in prison, and the penalty is determined as youth care with certain regulations.
