Oss man found dead Swolgen Limburg Netherlands, Digi Mart USA News (Swolgen, Limburg, Netherlands): The body found Saturday evening at a house in the Limburg village of Swolgen belongs to a 46-year-old man from Oss, who had been missing since Thursday. A possible connection has also emerged with a large police investigation in a forest near the village of Zeeland.
The family of the man from Oss raised the alarm after they were unable to reach him, and his mobile phone and identity card were found at his home. The Foundation of Dutch-Turkish Volunteers had called on Saturday for the public to watch out for the man, who is the father of two children.
In the forest near Zeeland, close to the hamlets of Kreitsberg and Duifhuis, police began a large investigation after what they described as a “strange and suspicious situation.” Officers deployed police dogs and drones, and staff from the Forensic Investigation service and the Netherlands Forensic Institute also carried out work at the site. On Monday morning police combed the ground with sticks, and only on Monday afternoon was the forest reopened.
According to a local resident, a group of young people staying at a nearby group accommodation on Thursday may have “seen something” and alerted police. One of the boys reportedly sat in a police car for hours, the resident said.
The same resident also pointed to mysterious pits in the forest: he discovered the first in August, and a second, measuring 1.50 meters by 80 centimeters, appeared about two weeks ago. “Certainly big enough to dump something in,” he said earlier.
He said police considered this “valuable information.”
Police asked residents on Thursday and Friday for camera footage, particularly from between four and six in the afternoon, and specifically searched for a light-colored Volvo. Since Friday, police have also been investigating a house in Swolgen, where a 46-year-old man was arrested.
According to the regional newspaper De Limburger, he originally came from Oss. A light-colored Volvo was parked in the driveway.
On Saturday evening the body of the missing man was found in the garden of that house. According to the newspaper, the victim had been killed violently.
De Limburger reports that the suspect and the victim knew each other. Much remains unclear, including whether there was a conflict between the two and what exactly the suspect’s role was.
The suspect had previously been arrested in 2024 after a cannabis grow was found in the house. The newspaper also reports the victim had previously appeared in court on cases involving assault and driving under the influence.
The victim also attended a mosque in Oss, which posted an online notice on Instagram stating that it had received news of the death “with deep sorrow.”
