The case began when on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 7:00 PM, several people saw a man holding a woman in a chokehold at the intersection of Akkerweg and Tilburgseweg in Moergestel. Witnesses tried to convince the man to let the woman go. After a while, the man released her but immediately punched one of the witnesses in the face. He then took the mans bicycle and rode away.
Chase
The police were called immediately. Another witness was there with his car. He immediately offered to drive after the man with the victim to retrieve his bicycle. They chased the man and saw that he also collided with a car. The police arrived on Tilburgseweg and quickly arrested the 31-year-old man from Tilburg. He has been detained at the station and an investigation is underway. We have not yet spoken to the woman.