Suspect in Erasmus Bridge stabbing in Rotterdam has pre-trial detention extended

October 9, 2024   

(NL Times) The man from Amersfoort who is suspected of a deadly stabbing incident at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam will spend three months longer in pre-trial detention. The presiding judge of the court in The Hague decided this on Wednesday.

A 32-year-old man from Rotterdam lost his life during the stabbing incident on Thursday, September 19. A 33-year-old man from Switzerland was also injured. The first public hearing in the court in The Hague will be on 19 December. The Public Prosecution Service will then explain the status of the investigation at that hearing.

The Public Prosecution Service suspects the man of murder and attempted murder with a terrorist motive.

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