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Court Advances Pannerden Murder Case as Tilburg Shooter Hunt Intensifies and Meteren Line Reopens

New court directions, public appeals, service restoration plus a broadcaster hack define the latest public-safety updates.

Overview

  • At a procedural hearing in Arnhem, judges kept all three Pannerden suspects in custody, noted completed Pieter Baan Centrum assessments for two of them, approved new witness hearings, and set the next pro forma date for 29 January 2026.
  • Tilburg police released the name and photo of suspected Corellistraat gunman Badr Wong Tham Soeng and urged the public not to approach him, while two injured men were arrested and the mayor ordered a two-week closure of a nearby house to restore order.
  • Rotterdam-IJsselmonde investigators said five people initially arrested after the 2 November street killing have been released but remain suspects as police seek more witnesses and possible additional suspects.
  • Rail service between Den Bosch and Utrecht resumed at 00:30 after repairs and testing on the Meteren corridor, as the Dutch Safety Board halted its separate probe and ProRail continued its own investigation.
  • Regional broadcaster RTV Noord reported a hack that disrupted broadcasts and online publishing, kept limited programming on air via workarounds, and said police had not yet been engaged while technical teams investigate.