US EditionA Knife Attack Outside Suriname’s Capital Paramaribo Kills at Least 9 People, Police Say
Suspect killed nine people including four of his own children and neighbors after a family dispute; Suriname's murder rate rose to 30 per 100,000 in 2024, officials said.
- On Sunday, police said a knife attack outside Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including children, in Richelieu, Commewijne district about 25 kilometers east of the capital.
- Suriname, a former Dutch colony, has roughly 600,000 people and has traditionally recorded one of the region's lowest murder rates, InSight Crime reported.
- Police reported multiple injured being treated in Paramaribo hospitals, including a sixth child and another adult; the male suspect was wounded during his arrest and is recovering in hospital.
- Authorities said they have not released the suspect’s identity and an investigation continues, while Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, Surinamese President, posted on Facebook offering condolences to the bereaved.
- Victims were found at multiple homes, local media reported, while recent data indicate a sharp rise in violent crime with a 2024 murder rate spike of about 30 homicides per 100,000 residents.
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Nine Killed in Suriname Knife Rampage
A 43-year-old man died by suicide in police custody, after he was held for the alleged murders of nine people, including five children. Surinamese police confirmed the death on Monday, December 29th, after they found him hanged in his own jail cell. The suspect was held following a mass stabbing carried out in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo, that led to the death of nine people. Neighbors said the motive for the killing spree was a heated telepho…
The brutal violence of a man from Suriname shocks the capital Paramaribo. A man stabs several people - including five children. Apparently the attacker has psychological problems.
A stabbing has rocked Suriname: Nine people, including five children, were stabbed to death near Paramaribo. A rare, shocking tragedy in the peaceful country.
In South America, a man with a sharp object kills nine people, including his own children.
Suriname man kills nine in knife attack after altercation with estranged wife
As many as nine persons were killed in a violent knife attack in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo. The victims included five children, making the incident one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent years. The attack happened in Richelieu, a village in the Commewijne district, about 25 kilometres east of Paramaribo. Police said the violence unfolded across several homes in the area. Local reports, cited by AP, suggest the incident began a…
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