Three men stood trial over the kidnapping of a 16-year-old boy from Nijverdal last year. He was taken to a holiday park or campsite in Markelo, where he was held for hours, threatened and abused. One report said he escaped through a toilet window.

Prosecutors sought prison sentences for the three men. The reports said the case may have been connected to a drug-related conflict; the suspects gave little account of what happened, with one report stating that alcohol and drug use had played a role that night.