The room in the court in Alkmaar was well filled on Tuesday morning. The horrific tragedy that one complete family pulled apartcaught the attention of the same family.
The daughter – also sister of the suspect – was there, his ex -partner, his daughter, but also the sister and a niece of Joop. Although they would rather not be there, they felt that they should be there. For their father, grandfather, or favorite uncle. For Joop.
Fatal stabbing
In March 2023 the house on the West Frisian Hof in Hoorn was a theater of a bloody scene: a stabbing that eventually Joop was fatal. H. was often with his father and sometimes slept there, especially in periods when he was not doing well.
“He was not only my father, but also a friend. That’s why I don’t understand what happened. It’s very bad,” the suspect said in court. “If only I could press a button and undo it.”
H. had a problematic past with narcotic drugs and had just stopped ‘cold turkey’ using cannabis and alcohol. His father was drunk on that particular evening, the suspect explained. “He was swearing. Everyone had to die, he said. And he said to me,” You should see that pig. ” Because I no longer used, it came in harder than usual. “