Herentals, An armed duo has Tuesday two women assaulted in Herentals. The perpetrators threatened the first time, a young woman in the parking lot of the station. A moment later, robbed another woman at the fortis bank on the Market square. The police could use them even on the same day the arrest. “When I klemreden, I thought that they wanted to kidnap. I am working hard to start screaming and run”, witness victim Gina (22).
The investigating judge in Turnhout has Tuesday two robbers held. It is a 32-year-old man from Kasterlee and a 26-year-old woman from Zandhoven. Both of them are drug users that the robberies may have committed to a new supply of drugs to pay. But that plan failed. Half an hour after their second robbery committed in the city centre of Herentals they were by police at the collar on the circular avenue.
“Monday night, around midnight, intercepted our response teams with a vehicle with robbers”, confirms Dirk Van Peer, spokesman of the local police Neteland. “They had just before, a woman robbed at the fortis bank on the Grote Markt Herentals. The woman was forced under the threat of a handgun for her purse to give.”
‘White bakkersautootje’
Immediately after the attack on the Large Market fled the perpetrators with their car. The victim called the police immediately and was able to give a description of their vehicle: a white bakkersautootje. “A little later noticed the police vehicle, and could the to the Ringlaan protection”, according to politiewoordvoerder Dirk Van Peer. “The two occupants met the description and were arrested. In the vehicle was the loot and a weapon, an airpressure gun, are found.”
Shortly after the arrest gave the police a second report. A woman who is around 23 hours on the parking at the station was the victim of a attempted armed robbery. “There, they made no loot, since the victim is on a walk put. The suspects, a 32-year-old man from Kasterlee and a 26-year-old woman from Zandhoven were Tuesday arrested by the investigating judge and transferred to prison. The vehicle in which they rondreden, was seized,” continues Dirk Van Peer.
I only had 2 euros in my pocket. But even that, I wanted to not just give up. I am working hard to start screaming and run
Gina (22)
The woman that around 23 hours was raided on the parking at the station is the 22-year-old Gina. She was after her late shift at work the train back to Herentals suspended. On her way to her car, it went wrong. When I was at the height of the bicycle stood, was approaching a bakkersautootje. The passenger was very strange to me to watch them”, recalls Gina back on the attack. “The car came the car driven into. I thought they just wanted to park and went to my car and walked all the way back to the car park.”
Aside jump
Suddenly heard Gina the car behind her quite violently accelerating. “When I looked back, I saw two headlights in my direction from drive. I had to side jump to not hit. When braked the car sharply. My first reaction? I wanted to kidnap”, attests Gina.
