The Public Prosecution Service discovered the e-mail during the police investigation even before the editors of RTL Boulevard had noticed the message. The televisionprogramme then went out with it† The letter would say that the alleged gunman, John S. (38) from Oud-Alblas, confessed to the murder of the Vlissingen shoemaker Johan Quist (60) last Wednesday. With horrific photos of his victim in the appendix.
The case raises questions about the supervision of persons who could pose a danger to their environment. According to RTL Boulevard, the man would write that he did not feel heard in mental health care and that he tried in vain to be admitted to a clinic. He says he struggles with suicidal thoughts and an obsession to buy a firearm. “It’s been a war in my head for years.” The weapon would eventually have been purchased through Telegram.
Murder ‘to test weapon’
Quist, who for years championed gay acceptance in the Reformed Church and was convicted in 2014 for abusing his son, is said to have been a fairly random victim of S. A relative of Quist, who wishes to remain anonymous, said on Saturday. de Volkskrant although we know that suspect S. is also not known to the family. S. met him “through a gay chat room” and killed him “to test his weapon,” Boulevard writes about the alleged gunman’s explanation.
In the past, S. came to care farm Tro Tardi in Alblasserdam, where a woman of 34 years and one of 16 was killed by gunshots on Friday. Three others were injured, two seriously. Shortly afterwards, S. was arrested as the main suspect in this offense near the care farm. He was in possession of a weapon at the time. At the time of the attack, the police were already looking for S. because of Quist’s death.
The suspect is currently in restrictions, which means that he is only allowed to have contact with his lawyer. He will be arraigned on Monday.
