According to the defense, the incident was part of an ongoing drug conflict. With a rip deal (a drug deal gone wrong, ed.) the accused allegedly stole 150 grams of cannabis from the victim’s friends. The night of the incident, the victim allegedly came by to demand money.
In his own words, Jordy only defended himself when Milan tried to hit him with an electroshock weapon. At the end of January 2022, two comrades of the suspect were arrested for culpable negligence and for complicity in murder. Bruggeling AB allegedly kicked the victim’s head. The neighbor across the street would then again use the bayonet (the murder weapon, ed.) brought along. At the beginning of May 2022, both suspects were released conditionally by the investigating judge and the council chamber respectively.