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Vught Prison Hostage Suspect Identified as Same Man Who Held Ede Café Staff in 2024

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The man arrested Friday for taking three staff members hostage at the Penitentiair Psychiatrisch Centrum (PPC) in Vught has been identified as Corné H., his lawyer confirmed Saturday. H. previously held four café employees in Ede hostage for several hours last year, authorities said.

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His lawyer confirmed to NRC that the hostage-taker at the Vught prison on Friday was Corné H. H., who was convicted last year for a high-profile hostage-taking in Ede and should have already begun his TBS treatment. The prison reports that it intends to press charges.

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The man who took three prison employees hostage in Vught on Friday is indeed Corné H. (29), who was awaiting TBS treatment. His lawyer confirmed this on Saturday evening. Until Saturday evening, official sources had not yet confirmed that it was Corné H., but his lawyer has now done so. H. took three prison employees hostage on Friday. One of them was quickly released. The other two were later brought to safety. H. was arrested on Friday. Prison…

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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Netherlands on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
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