The 20-year-old man who is suspected of shooting the 24-year-old Bas van Wijk in Amsterdam last August, is said to have also shot in the direction of three others that day. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirmed on Friday that this is evident from the charges.
The suspect, El Y., appears for the first time in court on Wednesday on suspicion of shooting Van Wijk.
Van Wijk was shot dead on 8 August near the water in De Oeverlanden park in Amsterdam. Prior to the incident, there would be a disagreement between Van Wijk’s friends and the group surrounding the shooter originate.
Van Wijk’s friends thought the other group was looking at them and looking for a watch. According to eyewitnesses, the watch was stolen, after which Van Wijk allegedly got into an argument with the perpetrators. He would have been shot on this.
The charges show according to AT5 that El Y. would also have fired at another person. According to justice, this victim was face to face with the suspect. The OM states that El Y. shot “right past” this victim.
Veerle Hammerstein, El Y.’s lawyer, leaves on AT5 know that the statement of the OM is incorrect. “43 witnesses were heard, all bystanders. The statements were very varied. According to witnesses there was a discussion going on, which degenerated into shooting on the ground, but it is absolutely not the case that my client has fired in the direction of other persons. , as the OM claims, “said Hammerstein.
The suspect confessed to having fired
Partly thanks to statements by witnesses, five suspects were arrested in August. One of the arrested, El Y. from Amsterdam, has confessed to shooting.
He is still on remand. El Y. is primarily suspected of murder, or aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter. Qualified manslaughter means that someone has been killed in order to cover up another criminal offense, such as theft in this case. He is also suspected of extortion.
One of the other detainees turned out to have nothing to do with the case, but was detained for another criminal offense. He would have violated the gun law. Three other detainees have since been released due to lack of evidence.
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