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Lent Woman Dies After Stabbing as Police Probe String of Dutch Incidents

Investigators pursue parallel cases, seeking public footage to advance leads.

Overview

  • A 45-year-old woman in Lent died Friday after a Thursday night stabbing; a 51-year-old man was arrested as police treat the case as domestic violence, and the suspect had been given a house ban two weeks earlier.
  • An early-morning explosion in Rotterdam-Charlois damaged a home's door and wall without injuries, and police opened an investigation with no arrests reported.
  • Police confirmed a 45-year-old cyclist from Tynaarlo died after a train collision between Groningen and Assen, classifying the crash as a fatal accident.
  • In the Rijnmond region, four suspects remain in custody over an alleged abduction with torture and sexual assault tied to a €100,000 demand, with one defendant in court and a substantive hearing scheduled for 1 December.
  • Officers in Hoogezand seized 1,600 kilos of illegal fireworks and roughly 10,000 vapes from a garage, arresting three local suspects as the investigation continues.