'Videos on Jamesley S.'s (19) phone showing that he planned to kill Jet (17)'

GRONINGEN - The Public Prosecution Service is prosecuting 19-year-old Jamesley S. from Warffum for the murder of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend Jet from the Groningen village of Winsum. The Public Prosecution Service found Snapchat videos on his phone that showed the young man had made a plan to kill the girl. On February 21, he waited for Jet in Winsum for an hour. When she was near her parental home, he stabbed her in the back without saying anything.

This was announced on Thursday during a first preliminary hearing in the criminal case in the Groningen court. Jamesley S. has confessed. Jet allegedly wanted to end her relationship with Jamesley S., but according to the Public Prosecution Service, "no motive has yet been found" during the investigation.

That one stab was fatal for Jet. She was found seriously injured on the AS Blécourtlaan and died shortly afterwards. Jamesley, in addition to the knife, also appeared to have taken a full-face helmet, ski goggles and a bag of clothing to Winsum. He was quickly arrested and confessed that he had killed Jet.

During the first session, a visibly affected Jamesley S. remained silent. He seemed intimidated by the full room with emotional relatives and friends of Jet, a camera crew and many journalists writing.

He is not doing well, said attorney Petra Breukink. "But he doesn't really want to say anything about it because he thinks his suffering pales in comparison to the suffering of the survivors. He is not much of a talker anyway."

On the table in front of him lay a carelessly torn piece of paper from a notepad. According to Breukink, Jamesley T. had written a letter to Jet's parents, but after consulting with the young man, Breukink said he thought it would be better not to surprise the parents with it during the hearing.

There will be further investigation into the mental faculties of Jamesley S., but the waiting times for such investigations are long. It does not look like the suspect will be able to go there in the short term. Attorney Breukink said he found that worrying.

A second preliminary hearing will take place on 12 July. There is no date yet for the substantive hearing.