Argument on the football field and storm takes Brabant by surprise: you shouldn’t miss this

A football match between BVV from Den Bosch and DESO from Oss got out of hand, a storm surprised Brabant and Jan Biggel is getting married. You must read these five stories on Monday.

A football match between BVV from Den Bosch and DESO from Oss got completely out of hand on Sunday when a supporter ran onto the field and started swatting. The situation escalated into a massive brawl, during which a father of a DESO player lost a large part of his ear. The referee handed out seven red cards and the police collected data from about 25 people involved. Both clubs have filed a complaint. Read the whole story here.

On Sunday night, a storm surprised several places in Brabant with significant damage, even though no code yellow had been issued. Meteorologist Wouter van Bernebeek explains that the damage was very localized and short-lived, in the middle of the night. The weather was caused by a cold front with wind shear, typical of the summer season. According to Van Bernebeek, this is not exceptional: ‘We will see this more often in the coming months.’ Check out the story here.

The court sentenced Jon T. from Helmond to seven years in prison for killing his six-week-old son Mats in 2021. Investigation showed that the baby had serious brain damage and previously broken ribs, which occurred just before the father called the emergency number. T. denies and does not provide clarity about what happened, despite support from family. The judge ruled that it was inevitable that the father had used severe violence. Read the story here.

Jan Biggel proposed to his girlfriend Helga on Sunday, after she ‘saved’ him when he stood in front of a closed door. The singer from Liempde made his proposal in restaurant Hoeve 1827 via a text in the menu. The couple met last year during an artist trip to Turkey and will get married privately this summer. “She has made herself indispensable,” Biggel said, laughing. Read his story here.

Finally, internal documents show that the municipality of Eindhoven has had concerns about the Pitstop youth center since 2020. The fear was that the organization wanted to convert young people to the faith, even though Pitstop receives a subsidy and indicated that it does professional youth work. A former team leader spoke about ‘saving young people by putting them on the path of Jesus’, although the congregation did not ask this. Pitstop has now distanced itself from Youth for Christ and emphasizes that conversion is not a goal. Read the whole story here.