The police arrested two new people today on suspicion of sending threatening e-mails to a secondary school in Zaandam. These are minor boys from Zaandam. There are now three suspects in total.
Monday evening’s email said that the Pascal Zuid, on the edge of the Poelenburg district, is ‘going to cancer’ and there would be bloodied people on the floor. This will be the worst day of your lifesaid the email, photos of which are circulating online.
The appendix would also have contained a photo with a gun and a note on it. Later another message went around with threatening texts. It caused a lot of unrest: three schools decided to keep their doors closed for a day on Wednesday and to teach online where possible.
‘Research continues’
On Tuesday evening, April 4, a minor boy from Zaandam was arrested on suspicion of sending the emails. His lawyer reported to NH that he denies having anything to do with the threat. After an interrogation, he was released by the police, but is still a suspect in the case. “His role is being investigated,” said a spokesman just now.
Now two new arrests. A police spokesperson reports that the boys are minors, come from Zaandam and are being heard by the police. “They are in limitations.”
That means they are not allowed to have contact with anyone except their lawyer. “The investigation by the police into who is responsible for a digital threat against a Zaan educational institution continues.”
In Huizen, a school was also closed last week because there was threatening mail was sent. NH has presented the content of the alleged threats in Zaandam to the management, but they say that there are no agreements. As far as is known, no one has been arrested yet.