Almost a year and a half after the deadly shooting at camping De Horrebieter in Hoogersmilde, suspect Abderrehim B. appears in court today. The 37-year-old from Leiden is suspected of murdering a man who lived in a chalet at the campsite. On November 9, 2020, B. shot and killed the campsite resident; he confessed that.
The two knew each other from the criminal circuit, it turned out during previous (short) sessions at the court in Assen. They were both in the drug world. According to the resident of Leiden, B. and the victim had a conflict about money. The man who had been living at the campsite in Hoogersmilde for a few months would have owed him 20,000 euros and threatened him.
Shots heard
On the evening of November 9, 2020, the two had agreed. The later victim picked up the Leiden resident somewhere and they drove to De Horrebieter in his car. Shots were heard not much later on the camping site. Employees found the body of the 32-year-old campsite resident in the car. B. Was off. He reported himself to the police in Leeuwarden two days later.
The resident of Leiden has stated that he shot in self-defense. According to him, the later victim first pulled a weapon. To make his story clear, the Public Prosecution Service made a reconstruction a few weeks after the fatal shooting, in which the situation was re-enacted. Today it will become clear whether the Public Prosecution Service believes his story about self-defense or not.
Camping De Horrebieter no longer exists. The recreation park has new owners and is now called Park Drentse Weelde.
To investigate
A psychologist who examined B. after his arrest concluded last year that he has a disorder. To determine whether this disorder had an influence on the fatal shooting, the man has now also been examined by a psychiatrist. The outcome of this will be discussed today.
The court will also question him about what exactly happened on the night of the shooting and what preceded it. The victim’s partner is claiming compensation and is expected to read a victim statement. The Public Prosecution Service will also present its sentence today. Then it is the turn of B.’s lawyers, for their plea.