She was Eva Helgetun, a 14-year-old Norwegian girl.
It was night. Eva was at her school party, looking for her friends.
She was approached by a young African immigrant who offered to help her find them. Using deception, he led her to a secluded area.
Two other African immigrants then joined him. The three of them overpowered her. She screamed and fought desperately, but despite her resistance, two of them raped her.
Before the third could take his turn, she managed to break free and escape.
She ran into two Norwegian passersby, her fellow countrymen, who immediately understood what had happened and helped her.
She was taken to the hospital and that same night reported the rape at a violence support center.
As her lawyer later explained, Eva’s only desire was to stop these monsters from raping other girls. She described the cowards as “African boys aged between 16 and 20.”
In the days that followed, Eva spiraled into depression, insomnia, missed school, crying fits, and overwhelming guilt.
Despite the huge support from her community and friends, she could no longer carry the weight of what they had done to her.
Eva took her own life.