Two Assen residents (21 and 27 years old), who admitted shooting during a mass shooting on October 4 in the Asser residential area of Lariks, acted in self-defense. According to the two they should have defended themselves from the next victim. They were attacked with a samurai sword. The lawyers of the suspects said this … Read more
Two Assen residents (21 and 27 years old), who admitted shooting during a mass shooting on October 4 in the Asser residential area of Lariks, acted in self-defense. According to the two they should have defended themselves from the next victim. They were attacked with a samurai sword. The lawyers of the suspects said this … Read more
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM), two Assen residents actually shot during the mass shooting in the Lariks residential neighborhood of Assen. The 24-year-old victim suffered five gunshot wounds and was seriously injured and taken to Groningen hospital. This was learned during the first preliminary hearing on the case. Two of the seven suspects … Read more
The meter-high statue of Vincent van Gogh, which disappeared from its plinth in Assen on December 12, is back in place. Vledder’s New Year’s Eve association De Oliebol had stolen it. They put a sign where the statue stood with the text: “Last night I was surprised, now I’m somewhere else with my paintbrush.” The … Read more
Reporting for theft remains ‘normal’. Vaart in Assen offered to collect it if the statue was returned to Assen before Christmas. That opportunity has already passed. “And we think it’s important that insurance issues and such are resolved.” Furthermore, Westervaarder believes it is a “shame” that Assen was deprived of Van Gogh for so long. … Read more
The meter-high statue of Vincent van Gogh missing from Assen is justified. The artwork emerged in Vledder. The New Year’s Eve association De Oliebol is behind the theft. The statue was at the Kop van de Vaart in Assen as part of the Vincent van Gogh exhibition which runs until January 7. By December 12, … Read more
