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Police Hunt Suspect in Beneden-Leeuwen After Reported Assault

Police request reports of any sighting to 112, with guidance to ignore circulating WhatsApp rumors.

Overview

  • Multiple units and a police helicopter are searching Beneden-Leeuwen for a man suspected of assaulting and threatening a woman.
  • Officers searched several backyards and cordoned the area around Brouwersstraat, and the nearby roundabout by a gas station was closed.
  • Police briefly had the suspect in sight during a pursuit before his car crashed on Van Heemstraweg near a filling station, after which he fled on foot.
  • The woman has been moved to safety and, as of the latest update, the suspect has not been arrested.
  • Authorities say misinformation shared in WhatsApp groups is false and ask anyone who sees the man to call 112, noting it is unknown whether he is armed.