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source: https://kurier.at/chronik/welt/warten-auf-weltuntergang-familie-lebte-zehn-jahre-im-keller/400647659
A 58-year-old Austrian has held a group of young people in a cellar in the Dutch village of Ruinerwold (Drenthe province) for several years. Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Vienna, Peter Guschelbauer, confirmed on Tuesday evening corresponding reports in the Dutch media, citing the local authorities. Accordingly, the person arrested is a native Viennese. According to media reports, in 2010 he emigrated from Upper Austria to the Netherlands.
The innkeeper of the village inn had alerted the police on Monday. He had seen a strange young man with long hair and beard appear in the bar. He was totally confused, as the landlord said. "He said he ran away and needed help." At first one thought, the man was on drugs. The 25-year-old then described that he had not been out for nine years and never went to school. The host became suspicious and contacted the police.
For the time being the police did not want to give any information about the exact circumstances of life and the state of health of the family. The investigations are still in full swing. "All scenarios are still open," said a spokeswoman. The 58-year-old had been arrested "because he did not cooperate in our investigation." According to some local media reports, the father of the young people was lying in bed - he had suffered a stroke several years ago.
Village is shocked
Dutch media reports that the police had discovered behind a box in the living room a staircase that led to the cellar where the group lived.
The villagers of the 2,800-strong community are shocked. "I really had no idea about that," said villager Jans Keizer RTV Drehnete. He said that one had seen only one man at the farm. "The gate on his bridge was always locked, they never entered the yard, and one night I tried to look for a neighbor, and then we saw a camera hanging in a tree, which was one of the reasons for us to go back . "
From a family the village would have known nothing. The farm is hidden behind trees and about 200 meters from the edge of the village. According to reporters, this includes a large vegetable garden and a goat.
Maybe the family had taken care of themselves for years. Where the mother is is not known.
A 58-year-old Austrian has held a group of young people in a cellar in the Dutch village of Ruinerwold (Drenthe province) for several years. Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Vienna, Peter Guschelbauer, confirmed on Tuesday evening corresponding reports in the Dutch media, citing the local authorities. Accordingly, the person arrested is a native Viennese. According to media reports, in 2010 he emigrated from Upper Austria to the Netherlands.
The innkeeper of the village inn had alerted the police on Monday. He had seen a strange young man with long hair and beard appear in the bar. He was totally confused, as the landlord said. "He said he ran away and needed help." At first one thought, the man was on drugs. The 25-year-old then described that he had not been out for nine years and never went to school. The host became suspicious and contacted the police.
For the time being the police did not want to give any information about the exact circumstances of life and the state of health of the family. The investigations are still in full swing. "All scenarios are still open," said a spokeswoman. The 58-year-old had been arrested "because he did not cooperate in our investigation." According to some local media reports, the father of the young people was lying in bed - he had suffered a stroke several years ago.
Village is shocked
Dutch media reports that the police had discovered behind a box in the living room a staircase that led to the cellar where the group lived.
The villagers of the 2,800-strong community are shocked. "I really had no idea about that," said villager Jans Keizer RTV Drehnete. He said that one had seen only one man at the farm. "The gate on his bridge was always locked, they never entered the yard, and one night I tried to look for a neighbor, and then we saw a camera hanging in a tree, which was one of the reasons for us to go back . "
From a family the village would have known nothing. The farm is hidden behind trees and about 200 meters from the edge of the village. According to reporters, this includes a large vegetable garden and a goat.
Maybe the family had taken care of themselves for years. Where the mother is is not known.
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