The friends were filming in August 2024 in the Van der Werfstraat. At times when traffic was actually turning, they asked through traffic to wait a moment. A scooter rider didn’t accept that and started picking a fight. He threatened the filmmakers.
When one of the actors apologizes, he drives away. To return shortly afterwards with five others. “But they immediately started hitting,” says one of them in a video by Team West of Omroep West. “They had a baseball bat and a knife.”
Kicked and punched
A 27-year-old man is kicked and punched. “I tried to defend myself as much as I could, but there were too many of them. There were five or six of them around me. I didn’t understand it, it was overwhelming.”
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The suspects were captured on camera. One of them was arrested because he could be identified on a traffic camera.
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“I’m doing well physically,” the victim tells West. “But I can’t get it out of my mind, because it was so intense. They are very dangerous. What happened to me can also happen to others. That has to stop.” The investigation tip line 0800-6070 has been opened for tips. Or call Report Crime Anonymously on 0800-7000.
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