Daughter of deceased murder suspect will not get contents of their safe back

The daughter of deceased Tilburg murder suspect Yvon K. will not be getting the 227,000 euros that investigators seized. The money was found in her mother's safe after she passed away. K. was accused of murder, but committed suicide last September shortly before the court was set to announce their decision regarding her case.

K.'s daughter lodged a complaint with the court, which dealt with this in a special procedure. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) wanted the court to reject the complaint. The court did so, saying that the daughter's complaint concerns an outdated seizure, and the 227,000 euros has now been seized again. Her complaint has, therefore, been declared inadmissible.

The matter is a remarkable development in the equally remarkable criminal case against K. The 64-year-old woman was accused of murdering her wealthy boyfriend, Chris Grinwis. She allegedly poisoned him in December 2020 to claim his multi-million euro inheritance. The OM recommended 19 years in prison for murder and money laundering.

However, two days before the court was set to announce their verdict, K. ended her own life in her home. With that, the criminal case was over without a judicial verdict.

The 29-year-old daughter is K's only living heir. According to the OM, accepting her mother's inheritance makes her guilty of money laundering. It is still unclear where the money in the safe originated. A criminal investigation has been started into the daughter.

She also requested damage compensation for the 344 days that her mother was in preliminary imprisonment. The court thinks it is unreasonable to award the compensation because there were serious allegations at the time. "The criminal case has not ended due to a lack of evidence."

In addition, the daughter asked that her mother's suicide note be returned to her. A part of the content has now been shared with her, but the court thinks that the seizure of the letter may remain in place.

This is because there is also an investigation into whether K.'s suicide was assisted. She was a consultant at the Nederlandse Vereniging voor een Vrijwillig Levenseinde, which is the Dutch association for assisted suicide. "Full release of the suicide note may prejudice the investigation," the court said.