Eleven-year-old killed in residential area! Police catch suspected stabber

Nieuwegein (Netherlands) - A girl (11) was killed ina stabbing in Nieuwegein inthe Netherlands today (Saturday)! According to the police, a suspect (29) has been arrested.

Authorities at the crime scene in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, where an eleven-year-old girl was stabbed to death.
Authorities at the crime scene in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, where an eleven-year-old girl was stabbed to death.  © Politie Utrecht

According to the Utrecht municipal police, authorities were called to Anemoonstraat in the afternoon. Rescue workers attended to the initially unnamed and injured victim of a stabbing.

Police later reported that the victim was an eleven-year-old girl who succumbed to her injuries. Investigators also arrested an adult suspect aged 29 in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene. As the Dutch newspaper"De Telegraaf" reported, citing residents of the residential area, the arrested man had already exhibited conspicuous behavior on several occasions.

"What happened here today is appalling. Our thoughts are now first and foremost with the relatives, family and friends of the victim," the newspaper quoted the mayor of the town, Marijke van Beukering, as saying.

The incident took place in Anemoonstraat in the small Dutch town.
The incident took place in Anemoonstraat in the small Dutch town.  © Politie Utrecht

Nothing is yet known about the background to the incident. Dutch authorities are still looking for witnesses.