Netherlands - Gino van der Straeten, 9, didn't return from playground, found deceased, Kerkrade, 1 Jun 2022 *Arrest*

Reporter L1 Maurice de Heus:

Update search #Gino: Police have cordoned off the playground and the growing plot behind it.
According to neighbours, unknown man tried to climb over a fence, failed, and fled between trees. Area now cordoned off, police search bush behind square in Kerkrade's Haanrade district

Update #Gino: No scouting tonight in Kerkrade's Haanrade district, police have searched area for unknown man on the run. According to local residents, the man tried to climb over a fence in their garden, but failed. Area now completely cordoned off, police inside

Reporter RTL-Boulevard Jermaine Ellenkamp :

There are developments at the Vincent van Goghplein in #Kerkrade. Part of a parking area and a playground have been fenced off. Unclear what the reason is. The forensic investigators have just arrived.

Various members of the Veterans Search Team are standing around the area that has been cordoned off. As if they are ''guarding'' it.

In any case, #Gino has NOT been found. Clothing might have been found near a scouting building in #Kerkrade. Gino's sisters are at the location, watching from a distance.
Seems like the links, you posted - are broken?
Am getting an error ..
 

Politie Basisteam Brunssum-Landgraaf

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Missing Gino van der Straeten case number 2022082458
The police urgently appeal to the residents of Kerkrade and Landgraaf to carefully find out if they have images at their disposal (security, doorbell cameras, dashcams etc . ) Gino is featured on .
This concerns specifically images in the period from June 1 5 pm - June 2 9 pm, in the vicinity of the place where Gino was last seen (playground at the Zonstraat/Hertogenlaan Kerkrade), the area of the place where a step was touched roffen (Parking lot De Bende in Landgraaf) and the area in between .
It is important to check carefully whether the images in question comply with Gino's description and the description of his clothing and step at the time of his disappearance: Gino has white skin color, blonde hair, blue eyes, a skinny posture and is approximately 1.30 m tall . He was wearing a red Nike Jordan jacket with grey sleeves, a red Nike cap, light grey jeans and green shoes with white soles . Gino had a black scooter with red handles, equipped with a red footboard .
Citizens can share images with police at www.politie.nl/upload
Should viewing, storing or sending the images for any reason fails, then for support you can contact 0900-8844. *KR
 
Police Unit Limburg

During the search for Gino, civilians found something Friday night that might be related to the missing person. The police is taking this seriously and is investigating. Part of the Vincent van Goghplein in #Kerkrade has been cordoned off for this investigation.

Police Unit Limburg

The investigation on the #Vincent van Goghpein in #Kerkrade has been concluded. The items found have been taken to the police station for further investigation. The cordoning off of the area on the square has been lifteded.
 
I am assuming this is similar to NAMUS.

It’s actually the site of the Dutch police. (Politie = police in Dutch). Everything is gathered on one website (missing people, UID’s, wanted people,…). As is the case in Belgium. It’s because these coutries aren’t that big as for instance the US & AUS.
I like how it’s all on one site, but i can imagine for some of you it’s a new approach.
 
Police in the Netherlands issued an Amber Alert on Thursday for Gino van der Straeten, a nine-year-old boy who has not been seen since visiting a playground in Kerkrade at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police only use the Amber Alert when they believe someone’s life is in immediate danger, as opposed to a Missing Child Alert used in less threatening situations.

Family members in Kerkrade said they feared the worst for the boy from Maastricht, who was supposed to return to his sister’s home after playing football on the playground. “We think he was taken,” said one of his sisters, 21-year-old Naomi, in an interview 1Limburg. "He's never run away before. I don't see it as running away because he was playing with some other boys."

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“Gino (9) vertrok met man die zei dat hij voetbaltrainer was”: aanwijzingen dat vermiste jongen ontvoerd werd in Nederland


“Gino (9) left with man who said he was a soccertrainer”: clues missing boy was kidnapped in the Netherlands.”.

The article in short: The 3 kids he was playing soccer with told the police that the man they were seen with told them he was a soccertrainer and he told Gino he was good at playing soccer. He spoke English.

Edited typingerrors.
 
So the boys were (according to them) joined on the football field by an English speaking man, who didn't give off any strange vibes. The man told the boys he was a football (soccer) coach, and that Gino was talented. The boys left after a while and Gino remained at the play area with the man.

The gall. Sickening.
 
The man was arrested but no sign of Gino? :(
That's even more worrying as he was arrested at home at 4.00 in the morning.

From this article, he requested Sjanneke de Crom to represent him. I tried to find out more about her to see if I could deduce a reason for this, such a previous cases she did for him, or an expertise in a specific area. She seems to be involved in many cases. Her most recent two reported cases are of CSA. However, others include high profile (for local standards) gangs, murders and repeat offenders of misdemeanors. She is involved with an organisation that fights for the rights of people with a lifelong sentence.

 
BODY FOUND

Police Unit Limburg

Saturday morning a body was found in #Geleen. The police are seriously considering the body to be that of the missing Gino. The impact of this discovery is great for the family, the rescue workers and everyone who has been looking for him over the past few days.

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