"She was happy, cheerful, open, sweet. And also a bit crazy", Beniest said to the broadcaster.
Roos lived with her father in Vianen. "My neighbor does not have a lot. I know everything that comes with a funeral. I want to help him so that he doesn't get any more financial problems", she said. "Roos was his everything, the apple of his eye. This is something I had to do for him. I hope that he can focus more on mourning. He must and should be sad. He must not worry about the cents. So he can say goodbye without worry."
The crowdfunding campaign was launched on Tuesday afternoon with the goal to raise a thousand euros. By 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, it already raised 67.671 euros.
"I did this in consultation with him", Beniest told RTL. "Of course he wanted to do it on his own as a father, but that's not possible."