Oss man found dead in Swolgen, Digi Mart USA News (Swolgen, Limburg, Netherlands): The body found on Saturday evening at a house in the Limburg village of Swolgen belongs to a 46-year-old man from Oss. He had been missing since Thursday, and his disappearance may be connected to a large police investigation in a forest near the village of Zeeland, according to the publisher’s report.
The family of the man from Oss raised the alarm after they could not reach him, and his mobile phone and identity card were found inside his home. The Foundation of Dutch-Turkish Volunteers 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 major investigation after what they described as a “disturbing and suspicious situation.” Officers deployed police dogs and drones, and staff from the Forensic Investigation service and the Netherlands Forensic Institute also carried out inquiries. On Monday morning police searched 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 group accommodation nearby on Thursday may have “seen something” and called police. One of the boys reportedly spent hours in a police car, the resident said.
The same resident also noticed mysterious pits in the forest; he discovered the first in August and another measuring 1.50 meters by 80 centimeters about two weeks ago. He said the pit was “certainly large enough to dump something in,” and he believed police considered this “valuable information.”
Police asked residents on Thursday and Friday for camera footage, particularly from between 4 and 6 p.m., and specifically searched for a light-colored Volvo. Since Friday, police also investigated 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 stood 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 them and what the suspect’s exact role was.
The suspect had been arrested in 2024 after a cannabis grow was found in the house, and the victim had previously appeared in court on charges of assault and driving under the influence. The victim also attended a mosque in Oss, which posted an online death notice on Instagram stating that its community received news of his death “with deep sorrow.”
