Overview
- Lisa, 17, was fatally stabbed while cycling home near Amsterdam’s Holterbergweg, and she called police during the attack.
- A 22-year-old resident of an asylum-seeker facility was arrested Thursday night by a special police unit and remains in custody.
- Dutch media report the suspect is also being investigated for two additional alleged sexual offenses, including rape and an attempted offense against a minor.
- Mayor Femke Halsema called the killing a stain on society and announced tougher steps to address hostility toward women and improve night-time safety.
- Prosecutor René de Beukelaer cited widespread fear and said the suspect will appear before an examining judge on Monday as public mourning and demands for safer streets grow.