Remorseful petrol station robber turns himself in after 9 years

After just over nine years, a robbery at a petrol station in Terneuzen has been solved after all. The man who committed the robbery at the time has still reported to the police with conscience.

Several hundred euros were looted in a robbery at a petrol station on Bellamyweg in Terneuzen in January 2016. Although the employee on duty gave a description of the robber and the police launched an investigation, the culprit was never found.

“Until now,” writes the police. A now 28-year-old man from Arnhem recently reported to police in his hometown to say that he committed the robbery at the petrol station nine years ago. In his statement, “he not only expressed regret for committing the robbery in Terneuzen, but also told the man that he wants to pay back the money he looted then to the injured party.”

Prosecution

It is obviously not a typical cold case, but after almost a decade, the robbery can indeed be transferred from the ‘unsolved’ section to the files that did come to fruition. This is not to say that the case is now closed, because the man committed a crime and he can, in principle, be prosecuted for it. The file, including his statement, has been sent to the public prosecutor, who will decide whether criminal charges will indeed be brought.