SITTARD/TUDDEREN - The investigation into the murder of Mouhammed al Jader (29) from Schinveld has revealed a second murder case. Alan Gergeri, missing since July 1, 2009, was also allegedly murdered by the Sittard family L. from Tudderen.
The last place of residence of Iraqi asylum seeker Gergeri - 24 years old during his disappearance - was Sittard. Basis for the suspicions are several witnesses who state that Gergeri had to die because he had raped 20-year-old Maurice L., son in the family. Maurice is
the prime suspect in the investigation into the asylum seeker's murder. That crime allegedly occurred shortly after Gergeri's disappearance. The Iraqi's body was dissolved in strong acid, according to witness statements. The same allegedly happened earlier with Al Jader's body.
Part of the Tudderen-based Sittard family is currently detained. Besides Maurice L., they are Michel L. (26) and Els L. (58). Family friend Ron van K. from the Belgian town of Gellik (Lanaken) is also in custody, for now only in connection with the murder of Mouhammed al Jader.
Last November, eight people were arrested in six locations in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium in connection with the investigation into Al Jader's disappearance. Six of them were released after a few days. Some of them, including members of the L. family, were later re-arrested. Father and daughter Hub and Rachelle are fugitives and wanted. The prosecution does not want to say anything about the relationship between the four detained suspects and the victims.
Car and cannabis dealer Al Jader allegedly had a conflict with the father of the family over a cannabis transaction. With the daughter, he had a relationship. Parts of Al Jader's body were found in the basement of the man's home in Gellik last year. His statement allegedly led to the body parts being found and now a second murder is in the picture. Van K., a chemist by profession, also states that he was put under severe pressure by the L. family to get rid of the body.
The prosecution assumes the murders were committed in the home of the L. family in Tudderen, near Sittard across the border. Al Jader would have been shot dead reports the prosecution, before Van K. tried to dispose of the remains. On the Gergeri case, the prosecutor's office makes no further announcements because the investigation is still ongoing.
