What happened in the capital villa on the Dorpsweg in Schellinkhout? It is the question that has been on many Schellinkhout residents’ minds for days, ever since the police investigated the death of a 61-year-old fellow villager. “There’s a lot of gossip and stories going around.”
The police received a report last Friday a deceased person in a villa on the Dorpsweg in Schellinkhout. A large-scale investigation was launched by the police because it may be a crime. “We are taking the time to map it out properly,” a spokesperson explained on Monday.
The investigation was also in full swing on Tuesday afternoon. Red and white police tape opens up the yard, the front door is sealed and a police car blocks the entrance, on which, among other things, a Bentley and Range Rover are parked.
‘Hopefully clarity soon’
It has been the image that the neighbors across the street have had since Friday afternoon, who have lived opposite the man for almost 20 years. “The first police car arrived at exactly 2:09 p.m.,” the neighbor knows exactly. The neighbor also comes to the front door. “We don’t actually want to say too much about it. We also don’t know what happened. He was a good neighbor, nothing but good. An amiable man. We hope that clarity will soon arise about what happened. It’s a sad situation. end of a life like that.”
Once again they look at the other side, shaking their heads. “We are a bit of a riot,” says the woman. “It is not everyday that you have police at your door for days. You can see from the house that he was doing well.” Her husband: “What did he do for work? I’m not going to say that. I think that’s privacy, even though he has passed away.”
“There is a lot of gossip and stories going around the village,” says a door further away. “Rumors about drugs, a business dispute, an angry ex, all kinds of things… I can’t deal with that much. I’m also quite calm about it. The children found it especially interesting. They saw men in white suits doing research and in the There was already a camera crew walking around here at the weekend.”
The unusual situation in the village has not yet caused fear. “I’m not too afraid that it was a robbery, because that house was very well secured. There are many cameras. That’s why I’m more likely to think of something in the business or family sphere. But I’m curious about what happened. has happened.”