# Cracked phones add evidence in Oosterhout triple murder case

> Images of places in Oosterhout were found on the suspects' unlocked phones, the public prosecutor told the court on Wednesday. The full trial is expected in March 2027.

Society · published 2026-11-11 14:15 · updated 2026-11-11 14:33 · https://nlnow.nl/a/cracked-phones-add-evidence-in-oosterhout-triple-murder-case/

The unlocked phones of the suspects in the Oosterhout triple murder case hold images of several places in the town, the public prosecutor told the Zeeland-West-Brabant district court on Wednesday. One image shows the address of two of the victims.

The prosecutor also cited a text found with the images: "Nu heeft hij zijn laatste kebab gegeten" ("Now he has eaten his last kebab"). According to the prosecution, it appears with a photo of the Döner Center on the Loevensteinlaan, where the shooting took place.

It was the sixth interim hearing (tussentijdse zitting) in the case. The shooting took place on the afternoon of Friday 28 March 2025.

At the previous hearing, the prosecutor said one suspect's unlocked phone held many images of weapons and piles of cash, and many chats that can now be read. On Wednesday the prosecutor said there is good hope that specialists at the NFI, the Netherlands Forensic Institute, can also unlock the phones of the other two suspects.

The case continues on 12 January.

**What happens next**

- 12 January: the case continues in court
- Early March 2027: the full trial is expected

## Background

- **tussentijdse zitting**: An interim hearing is a session held by a Dutch court during a criminal case, before the final judgment. It is used to deal with matters that come up while the case is still ongoing, such as the progress of the investigation, evidence, or requests from the parties. Several of these sessions can be held before the court gives its verdict.
- **NFI (Nederlands Forensisch Instituut)**: The Netherlands Forensic Institute is the Dutch state institute that carries out forensic research for criminal investigations and court cases. Its specialists examine evidence such as physical traces, digital data, and devices, and report their findings to the police and the Public Prosecution Service. It falls under the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.

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