Three people appear in Assen court for murder of 26-year-old case worker in Emmen – The Northern Times

RTV Drenthe, three men charged with killing an employee at a youth care facility in Emmen in January 2023 report today.

Two Emmen residents of Leunervoort, aged 16 and 19, were charged with murder in March, two months after police received reports of stabbings at the youth facility. bottom.

Emergency services attended and found 26-year-old Marit Van K., who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The three alleged perpetrators are scheduled to appear at the Assen Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM), the teenager has been charged not only with stabbing, but also with robbery at a McDonald’s restaurant and violent theft at Wienold. This 19-year-old boy of Emmen is also accused of street robbery in the Angelslo district. Additionally, OM is suspected of an attempted robbery at a gas station in Emmen. Two of his youths took hostage another person who was in a nursing home around the time he was stabbed.

The three teenagers allegedly attacked and killed Marit Van K., a supervisor at the Yorneo Child and Youth Care Center, on January 14. that website.

Police said they raised the alarm after the girl witnessed the incident. Shortly after she received a 911 call at approximately 8:30 pm, emergency response teams arrived on the scene. The first perpetrator was on Emmen Street and was detained. A second suspect was arrested in Meppel late at night and a third suspect he was detained a week later.