A 34-year-old woman from Emmeloord whose baby was bitten to death by a dog in August will be prosecuted. The dog, which is a mix of an American Staffordshire terrier and a pitbull, has been put down.The woman is being charged with "culpable homicide and failure to ensure that a dangerous animal is kept harmless," a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said. The spokesperson confirmed earlier reporting by regional broadcaster Omroep Flevoland.
The optimal performance of the Lelylijn railway line would shorten the travel time from Groningen to Amsterdam-Zuid to 68 minutes. The project organization of the Lelylijn reported this based on research results from three possible trajectories. The train would go from Amsterdam to Groningen and back, with stops in Lelystad, Emmeloord, Heerenveen, and Drachten.