Dutch Police Chief calls for reform after fatal stabbing of 11-year-old in Nieuwegein

Police officers did not fail in the run-up to the fatal stabbing incident in Nieuwegein, but the healthcare system did. This is what police chief of Midden-Nederland, Michel de Roos, said in an interview in de Volkskrant. Last Saturday, an 11-year-old girl was stabbed to death in the city of Utrecht. A 29-year-old man is in custody for this. Several local residents said after the incident that multiple reports had been made about the man's confu…

Dutch Police Chief calls for reform after fatal stabbing of 11-year-old in Nieuwegein

The fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Nieuwegein has reignited concerns over how the Netherlands handles individuals with severe psychiatric disorders. The suspect, 29-year-old Hamza L., was known to authorities for past violent behavior.

The stabbing in Nieuwegein in which an 11-year-old girl died was not an incident, but the result of too little care for confused people. This is what Michel de Roos, deputy chief of the Central Netherlands police, says in the Volkskrant. The suspect was known to the police.

The care and shelter for people with complex psychological problems who cause nuisance must be improved. This is what Michel de Roos, deputy chief of the Central Netherlands police, says in the Volkskrant. De Roos makes his appeal after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Nieuwegein. The suspect had been known to the care and police for years.