The 19-year-old suspect of the fatal stabbing in Horst, in which Guus Janssen (21) died on Carnival Monday, will remain in custody for longer.
The court in Roermond decided this on Monday. The suspect from Tienray has previously confessed that he stabbed Janssen with a knife.
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Longer hold
“You are suspected of a serious criminal offense. The court has therefore decided that you will be detained longer. Society would be shocked if you were allowed to await your trial in freedom,” the judge said. On Monday, the case was not yet dealt with substantively, but the public prosecutor gave an update on the state of affairs in the investigation.
One stab
The Public Prosecution Service suspects the suspect of manslaughter. According to the judiciary, Guus Janssen was deliberately killed. That would have happened with one knife stab in his stomach, public prosecutor Mandana Kermani explains on Monday.
The Tienray suspect was not physically present on Monday, he followed the session from prison. Several relatives of Guus Janssen were in court.
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Research
Earlier, the 19-year-old suspect said he deeply regrets his act and is cooperating with the investigation. The investigation is in the final phase, the prosecutor said. Reports from the psychologist and psychiatrist are expected in mid-June about the suspect’s mental state.
In any case, the teen will remain in custody until the next hearing, which is likely to take place in August.