Tip money is not often paid out. But the prosecutor found that the information from the tipsters was very valuable to the team investigating the shooting. Therefore, they each receive a share of the reward. For privacy and security reasons, their identities have not been disclosed.
On January 21, V. shot his former mother-in-law dead at a busy shopping center in Zwijndrecht. His ex-partner was seriously injured. The court decided on Thursday to extend his pretrial detention by 90 days.
Lawyer Sébas Diekstra, who assists V.’s ex-partner, says in a response that the extension gives her some peace. But she fears that V. will try to escape. “She therefore wants to urge the police and judiciary not to underestimate the suspect,” Diekstra told NU.nl.
He said the woman is still seriously injured. “The question is to what extent she will ever be able to function physically as before.”
V. remained out of the hands of the police for weeks
V. managed to evade the police for several weeks. Finally, a special unit managed to arrest him in Schiedam on February 25.
In order to track down the suspect, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) has, among other things, deployed observation teams, had telephones tapped and camera images investigated. There were also raids on several addresses. In addition, attention to the case was requested several times in the investigation programs Rijnmond office in Discovery Requested. The golden tip eventually led to the arrest.
Meanwhile, the police and the Public Prosecution Service are still fully engaged in the investigation. They try to find out what exactly happened and how the suspect managed to flee. V. most likely received help to evade justice.
