In the case of a suspected isolated family on a farm in the Netherlands, an Austrian must first be detained for 14 days. This ordered the magistrate in the eastern Netherlands province of Drenthe. The man is accused of deprivation of liberty, informed the responsible prosecutor.
The 58-year-old had rented a farm in Ruinerwold, on which a father with six adult children apparently nine years lived completely isolated in a room. He was arrested on Tuesday.
De rechter-commissaris van de rechtbank Noord-Nederland heeft zojuist de bewaring bevolen voor du duur van 14 dagen van een 58-year man op verdenking van nierechtelijke vrijheidsberoving. De suspected - the dinsdag are going on in Ruinerwold - quoted in beperkingen.
- OM Noord-Nederland (@OM_NoordNL) 17 October 2019According to the prosecutor, he may not have any contact with the outside world in custody. Except his lawyer.
The remote farm in Ruinerwold is being searched extensively by a special police unit. "We capture all rooms digitally, so we get a complete overview," said the police of the province of Drenthe.