(NL Times) A magistrate overseeing the investigation into a possible terrorist attack at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam last week ordered the only suspect in the case to remain in detention for at least another two weeks while the investigation into the incident continues. Ayoub M., a 22-year-old living in Amersfoort, is accused of using knives in the murder of Phillip Winter, a 32-year-old German urban planner who moved from Hamburg to Rotterdam earlier this year. A 33-year-old Swiss man was also wounded in the incident.
M. previously faced charges in the attempted murder of his mother in early 2022. An extension of M.’s jailing by a period of 14 days was the maximum allowed in Monday’s preliminary hearing. A three-judge panel at the District Court in The Hague can extend M.’s pre-trial incarceration by up to 90 days at the arraignment hearing on October 7. The case will be heard by the court in The Hague for the sake of independence, as Rotterdam District Court employees witnessed the attack.
