It was a gruesome sight in February at the beginning of this year. In the Oranjekanaal near Orvelte, a roof box floated around in the water. Inside was the body of a woman who had been dead for some time. It was the missing Eva Balogh from Hungary, whose life had been lost since March 2020.
Her ex-partner Jan Willem H was arrested on 11 February. He eventually confesses that he strangled Balogh after an argument. He said he felt attacked because she had a knife in her hands. He then wrapped her in a bedspread and placed her under their bed. After a few weeks he hid her in a roof box.
This week, the Public Prosecution Service demands that H. go to prison for 17 years for the manslaughter of the 37-year-old Hungarian woman. The Public Prosecution Service also suspects him of stealing about 5,500 euros from her bank account after her death. The judge will rule on November 24.
Defense is going out this weekend with full flying strength. Helicopters, Apaches and Chinooks, they can only appear above the roofs of Drenthe. It concerns an exercise, including the 11 Airmobile Brigade and the Defense Helicopter Command. More than a thousand soldiers are taking part, of which about four hundred from Assen.
In addition to the training area, the exercise also takes place in inhabited areas. In this way, the Defense organization trains the cooperation between helicopter units and the ground troops.
“That’s good for us,” explains Major Maarten Grendel. “I think that contributes to the understanding that people have for exercises. Sometimes there is quite a bit of noise or soldiers suddenly walking through your street, but if people have an idea of why we do this, then that is only for us positive.”