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Netherlands Reports Fresh Arrests in Rotterdam Killing and Rijswijk Terrace Shooting as Courts Impose TBS Sentences

The cases underscore cross-border policing alongside tougher psychiatric measures in violent crime.

Overview

  • Police detained two men from Nijmegen in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Sam in Rotterdam, with the 28-year-old suspect held on suspicion of manslaughter and weapon possession for an additional two weeks.
  • Investigators say Sam was shot in or near her white Suzuki Alto at Kralingseplein; she was resuscitated on scene and died later in hospital, and a third occupant fled and has not been publicly identified.
  • A 47-year-old man from Bergheim, Germany, was arrested in the May 1 Rijswijk terrace killing of Cemil Önal, and Dutch authorities have requested his extradition as the search for the gunman and another suspect continues.
  • The Court of Appeal in The Hague sentenced 47-year-old Julien M. to 15 years in prison plus TBS in the 2022 Rotterdam-Vreewijk femicide of his ex-partner.
  • A court sentenced 42-year-old Maarten T. to five years in prison plus TBS for online sexual abuse of underage girls and possession of child pornography, following acknowledged investigative delays.