Norwegian teen was in UK to 'undertake a hit', court hears

By 15 March, Generalen was messaging Natland, the court heard, with the defendant then messaging his girlfriend to say he was "going on a crazy mission".The next day Agent 47 made a flight booking, the jury was told, however it became clear that Natland's passport had expired.Two days later, Natland had arranged an emergency passport and was on his way to Stavanger Airport to board a flight to Manchester, the trial heard. During the journey, Natland was warned that Generalen had been arrested, the prosecution said."Before the defendant set off to the United Kingdom he was well aware that one of the people who had recruited him had been arrested for conspiracy to murder," Richardson told the jury."The defendant's response to those messages was not to pull out of what he was doing. Not to stop."On arrival in Manchester, Natland was detained because he had only £40 in cash, no accommodation booked and no return ticket. He said that he was coming to visit friends that he had been playing online games with, the jury heard.