The father of Ayla Mintjes, who was shot dead in Amsterdam last year, made an impressive victim statement in the criminal case against three suspects in the Amsterdam court on Monday. Exactly one year ago, his daughter was attacked when two gunmen targeted criminal Anis B..
In the middle of the night of May 16 to 17, Mintjes’ father was woken up by the doorbell. A uniformed officer told him that his daughter had been the victim of a violent incident and that things were looking bad.
In the hospital, he and his ex-wife were taken care of by staff and the message came that the 27-year-old woman could no longer be saved. “We could just say goodbye,” said her father. Mintjes had lost so much blood that she could not be saved.
“Never thought that as a father I would have to take care of my child’s funeral,” said the father. The funeral was under police guard because there were fears of another attack on B., who ultimately chose not to attend the funeral.
Criminal B. has been a target for much longer
Criminal B. had been hunted for months. An earlier liquidation attempt could still be thwarted. The man was in a relationship with Mintjes and together they left the woman’s apartment on Maassluisstraat in Amsterdam in May last year. The Mercedes came under fire almost immediately and a bullet hit Mintjes fatally.
According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), Samuel Y. (21), Renato F. (35), and Jeremia T. (22) are responsible for the woman’s death. Main evidence is the burns all three men had when they were arrested.
Y. was so injured in his legs that he had to be hospitalized. His injuries match those shown in images of the Volkswagen Caddy being set on fire, into which the perpetrators had fled after the shooting incident. It shows that one of the men’s pants are on fire, and icy screams can also be heard. Y. himself was silent.
F. and T. did come up with an explanation. The former said he was already close to where the Caddy arrived. He had received money to pick up a vehicle and when he came near the Volkswagen, two men suddenly jumped out and the car caught fire moments later.
T. explained his wounds as a result of a boiling water accident. He said he had nothing to do with Mintjes’ death.
Interrogation is difficult due to irritation with suspects
The men did not want to say much more in a laborious interrogation by the court. F. and T. often reacted irritated to clarification questions. “I feel a bit like a parrot,” said F. According to the man, it showed little respect.
They did not want to respond to questions from the Public Prosecution Service, which will pronounce the sentence on Tuesday.
The relatives looked at it resignedly. “They literally messed up their and our lives,” said the father.
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