Last Friday, a woman was sexually attacked by a man in the Weesperzijde neighborhood of Amsterdam. On Thursday, a suspect in the case was arrested at a local center for asylum-seekers. Though police have yet to make a connection, they are investigating whether the man (not further identified) might be involved in the murder of a 17-year-old girl found on Wednesday morning about 5 kilometers away.
The article below from RTL Nieuws is translated by Fousesquawk.
Woman seriously abused
Man (22) arrested for a sex offense in Amsterdam's Weesperzijde (neighborhood): Police investigate if there is a connection with the death of Lisa
By RTL News-18 hours ago. Updated 9 hours ago.
Last night, police arrested a 22-year-old man who is suspected of a serious sex offense in the Weesperzijde in Amsterdam. A woman was attacked and seriously abused sexually there. The police are investigating if there are indications that the suspect might be involved in the death of 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude, a spokesperson informed RTL News. But the police cannot yet say if there is a connection between the cases.
A police arrest team arrested the suspect at a Central Agency for Reception of Asylum-Seekers (COA) location in Amsterdam. He is a man without a fixed abode or place to stay. Police declined to state his nationality.
Approached by an unknown man
He is suspected of a serious sexual crime last Friday in the Weesperzijde neighborhood. While walking along the water, a woman was approached by an unknown man and assaulted. That happened around 00:30 am.
The victim was beaten and seriously abused sexually. The suspect fled in the direction of the city center.
Police initiated a large-scale investigation and tracked down the suspect with the aid of camera images in the area.
Death of 17-year-old in Duivendrecht
On Wednesday morning, 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude was found dead in Duivendrecht. She herself called the police because she was being followed by a man who was on a bicycle. The Holterbergweg, where she was found, lies some 5 kilometers from Weesperzijde.
A police spokesperson informs RTL News: "We are handling the cases separately, but we are looking into whether there is a connection."
Currently, the man is only suspected of involvement in the sexual offense in Weesperszijde. He is not a suspect in the case of the 17-year-old girl.
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