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Norway amnesiac: Czech couple say he is their son | Norway amnesiac: Czech couple say he is their son |
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A Czech couple have come forward to say that a man found in a snowdrift near Oslo last December apparently suffering from amnesia is their son, Norwegian police say. | A Czech couple have come forward to say that a man found in a snowdrift near Oslo last December apparently suffering from amnesia is their son, Norwegian police say. |
His photograph was made public this week in an effort to help identify him. | His photograph was made public this week in an effort to help identify him. |
Police suspect he may have been the victim of a crime. | Police suspect he may have been the victim of a crime. |
Oslo police said media attention in the Czech Republic led police there to a couple who confirmed that the man in the photograph was their son. | Oslo police said media attention in the Czech Republic led police there to a couple who confirmed that the man in the photograph was their son. |
In a statement, the police said they are contacting the couple and attempting to verify the man's identity by comparing DNA samples. | |
'Drugged and assaulted' | 'Drugged and assaulted' |
A police spokeswoman quoted by the AFP news agency said that the man's disappearance had not been reported in the Czech Republic. | A police spokeswoman quoted by the AFP news agency said that the man's disappearance had not been reported in the Czech Republic. |
"The circumstances of his presence in Norway remain unclear," she said. | "The circumstances of his presence in Norway remain unclear," she said. |
As well as Czech, the man speaks fluent English with a Slavic accent, according to earlier reports. | As well as Czech, the man speaks fluent English with a Slavic accent, according to earlier reports. |
In an interview with Norwegian TV, he said he believed he had been drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted. | In an interview with Norwegian TV, he said he believed he had been drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted. |
He added that injuries to his hands suggested he may have been tied up. However, he could not recall how he had ended up in Norway. | He added that injuries to his hands suggested he may have been tied up. However, he could not recall how he had ended up in Norway. |
He was found by a passerby in a snowdrift east of Oslo, semi-conscious and poorly dressed for the winter. | He was found by a passerby in a snowdrift east of Oslo, semi-conscious and poorly dressed for the winter. |
Amnesia, the partial or complete loss of memory, is usually associated with either physical trauma such as a blow to the head or some sort of psychological trauma. | Amnesia, the partial or complete loss of memory, is usually associated with either physical trauma such as a blow to the head or some sort of psychological trauma. |
It is usually a temporary condition and tends to affect only a certain part of a person's experience. | It is usually a temporary condition and tends to affect only a certain part of a person's experience. |
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