Because Nathalie was rejected for many applications, she decided to offer her services on a brokerage site for cleaners and on Marktplaats. She and Ishmael slept in her car and in hotel rooms. In addition, according to her, she was also threatened by her ex-boyfriend, which she did not dare to report. “I had to give him money and needed money for our basic necessities,” she said during the trial two weeks ago.