Terrorism suspect in fatal stabbing at Rotterdam bridge says he was in psychotic state
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Terrorism suspect in fatal stabbing at Rotterdam bridge says he was in psychotic state

NL Times  

The 22-year-old man arrested for stabbing people at random at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam said he was in a state of psychosis at the time of the incident. The Public Prosecution Service currently suspects that Ayoub M. committed the crime with terrorism as a motive, an allegation which the Amersfoort man denied. “I never have been one, and I certainly do not support a terrorist group.” M. refused to say anything during the initial interrogations when he was still in hospital for injuries suffered when he was prevented from attacking more people, the prosecutor said. The Arabic phrase is used by Muslims which means, “God is the greatest.” During the summer months, M. had conversations online about the terrorist organization ISIS, and topics like jihad, according to the Public Prosecution Service (OM. The Public Prosecution Service is trying to obtain M.’s medical history in order to investigate whether there may have been a psychosis.

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Brutal murder of homeless man in Lyon could be tied to viscious attack in Rotterdam
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brutal murder of homeless man in Lyon could be tied to viscious attack in Rotterdam

NL Times  

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Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded

The Independent  

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Witnesses of fatal stabbing in Amsterdam said suspect behaved disturbed
3 years, 7 months ago

Witnesses of fatal stabbing in Amsterdam said suspect behaved disturbed

NL Times  

Several witnesses to the knifing of five people in Amsterdam on Friday night reported that the 29-year-old suspect from Amstelveen behaved disturbed. Four people were injured in the violent crime and a 64-year-old man from Amsterdam succumbed to his wounds at the scene of the crime. “Precisely because it is usually a peaceful neighborhood.” One man who works in De …

Teen stabbed to death in Rotterdam; Victim's friends launch vigilante manhunt
4 years, 3 months ago

Teen stabbed to death in Rotterdam; Victim's friends launch vigilante manhunt

NL Times  

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Institutionalized treatment for stabbing three people in The Hague
5 years, 5 months ago

Institutionalized treatment for stabbing three people in The Hague

NL Times  

Malek F. was sentenced to mandatory institutionalized psychiatric treatment for stabbing three people in The Hague on Liberation Day last year. The court considered it proven that he tried to stab his three random victims to death, but ruled on Monday that he was not acting on a terrorist motive, but due to the psychotic disorder he suffers from, NOS …

Man held for stabbing three in Hague is suffering psychosis: experts
5 years, 9 months ago

Man held for stabbing three in Hague is suffering psychosis: experts

NL Times  

Malek F. was suffering from psychosis when he stabbed three random victims in The Hague last year, and is therefore completely unaccountable, behavioral experts concluded after examining the man. The 32-year-old man stabbed three random people on Johanna Westerdijkplein in The Hague on May 5th last year. The Public Prosecutor still regards the stabbings as an act of terrorism, despite …

Syrian who threatened police with knife not a terrorist suspect
6 years, 1 month ago

Syrian who threatened police with knife not a terrorist suspect

Dutch News  

A 28-year-old Syrian national who threatened police with a knife in the town of Naaldwijk near The Hague in August is now longer being treated as a terrorist suspect, the public prosecution department told judges on Wednesday. He was arrested after threatening shoppers near an Albert Heijn supermarket with a knife, but it took warning shots and a police dog …

Syrian who threatened police with knife not a terrorist suspect
6 years, 1 month ago

Syrian who threatened police with knife not a terrorist suspect

Dutch News  

A 28-year-old Syrian national who threatened police with a knife in the town of Naaldwijk near The Hague in August is now longer being treated as a terrorist suspect, the public prosecution department told judges on Wednesday. He was arrested after threatening shoppers near an Albert Heijn supermarket with a knife, but it took warning shots and a police dog …

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