A 33-year-old man from The Hague ran into a security guard in Oosterhout on Sunday evening. He saw the car coming towards him and was able to jump aside just in time. The man was eventually arrested for attempted murder.
The incident on Basiliekplein was preceded by a fierce argument between 33-year-old Hagenaar and his girlfriend. Because of that quarrel, a number of people from the so-called ‘sus team’, including the security guard in question, were present on the square.
When the argument between the man and his girlfriend got out of hand, the resident of The Hague got into his car. According to a witness, he shouted: “Go away or I will kill you”. Then he nearly ran over the security guard.
His girlfriend was hanging from the door of his car at the time. She fell to the ground, but managed to get up and get back into the car moments later.
Both had been drinking
Officers who looked for the car, saw it driving on Hoofseweg not much later. It was now driven by the man’s girlfriend, a 30-year-old woman, also from The Hague. Like her boyfriend, she turned out to be under the influence of alcohol. They were both arrested.
The security guard who managed to jump away just in time has filed a report. He is suspected of attempted manslaughter. His driver’s license was confiscated. Like his girlfriend, he was also charged with driving under the influence.
The sus team is a special team of private security officers that is deployed by the municipality to address the nightlife public about their behavior where necessary.
