Overview
- The incident unfolded Friday on Unit 3 of PI Vught’s psychiatric center, where detainees with severe mental health needs are housed.
- Police and specialist DSI teams responded in force, and authorities said no extra public measures were needed because the situation remained inside the prison.
- Early reports differed on how many staff were held, with the ministry later stating two, while a DJI update referenced three with one brought to safety earlier.
- Multiple outlets identified the detainee as Corné H., previously sentenced in December 2024 to nine months in prison plus TBS for a hostage case in Ede, a detail not confirmed publicly by DJI.
- DJI says staff received aftercare and are doing relatively well, and police and justice authorities continue investigating how the standoff occurred.