In the Netherlands it is customary (but not mandatory) for the media to include only the first letter of the last name for people who are not yet convicted. So

In the Netherlands it is customary (but not mandatory) for the media to include only the first letter of the last name for people who are not yet convicted. So when John Smith is in the news as the prime suspect of a murder, he will be referred to as John S. There are some exceptions, e.g. when someone is already a public figure, or when someone actually seeks the media attention. Sometimes the last-name omission looks a bit silly because many other countries (such as the USA) will publish the full name, so for high profile cases one can generally find the full names just by searching online. That said the system works pretty well because people generally don't bother looking up the full names.