Tag: STICK FIGHT
“How is it possible that Marc S. doesn’t remember his wife’s death?”
The suspect insists that his partner died from an accidental fall in the bathroom. After finding her there, he moved her to the bedroom and laid her on the bed.…
New type of bluetongue discovered in Utrecht: ‘Feels like we’re back to square one’
The virus was found in a sheep in Kockengen and a cow with a calf in Harmelen. This type has not previously occurred in the Netherlands, but is prevalent in…
New construction project near a busy road leads to additional health risks, also in Stichtse Vecht
The municipality of Stichtse Vecht wants to realize 499 apartments in a former office building with a large new construction project, called Kwadrant 1. The building is located 111 meters…
Man from Loenen suspected of ‘extra category’ domestic violence and abuse of stepdaughter
“Sometimes you come across a case of exceptional domestic violence!” With those words, the public prosecutor began listing a long series of horrible cases in which a man from Loenen…
Public Prosecution Service demands heavier sentences on appeal for young burglars who beat ‘rag farmer’ Peter Dhondt to death
Adi M. from Bunnik and Alwin T. from Rotterdam and three co-suspects were all between 19 and 21 years old at the time of the crime. They had Dhondt’s house…
Stichtse Vecht against Utrecht: stop plans for wind turbines on Lage Weide
If wind turbines are built on the Lage Weide business park, they will be located in Utrecht but too close to homes in Stichtse Vecht, according to the latter municipality.…
American crayfish eats entire polder: ‘Underwater it’s like a desert here’
But, “just catching doesn’t make much sense,” says Winnie Rip, ecologist and project leader from Waternet. Rip has received money from the province to set up a large-scale, three-year study…
Marc S. denies having killed his wife Femke, but the Public Prosecution Service finds the fatal fall very implausible
The suspect appeared calm. Due to his injuries, he is staying in the prison hospital in Scheveningen, but physically he is now better, he said. Marc S. described the situation…
Bystanders rescue man from burning car after accident on N201, road closed for the time being
The accident happened around 10:30 am near Witte Strandje. The car appears to have crashed into a tree and then immediately caught fire. Bystanders broke a window and got the…
Circus lion dumped in Tienhoven moves to South Africa, with buddy Luna
The animal, about four months old at the time, was in a small cage and was probably from the circus. Veterinarian Peter was called at the time to come to…