Police arrested a 28-year-old Rotterdam man accused of inciting people to commit violence ahead of the disorder and uproar in The Hague on Saturday. The suspect was one of several who distributed a video online suggesting people riotously disrupt an event for members of the Eritrean community, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said on Tuesday.
The Rotterdam court sentenced 53-year-old Marcel B. to six years in prison for raping two girls, 13 and 15, in cellar boxes in Schiedam and Vlaardingen in 2010. The police arrested the man early last year after displaying a life-sized 3D hologram based on his description and then DNA testing possible matches.
The police have received 13 tips in the case regarding the deceased baby who was found on an island in the Lek near Lekkerkerk in Zuid-Holland nearly ten months ago. This came after a special episode of Opsporing Verzocht, which shed light on the case. The police still have no idea who the baby's parents are. They have researched DNA from the baby but have not found a match yet. The reward money is now at 10.000 euros.
There have been multiple explosions targeting a plumber in Vlaardingen since April. Three suspects have now been arrested, but the investigation continues, and further information is still necessary. The police released camera footage of a suspect.
Police in the Netherlands want to draw attention to three tragic, unsolved cases before the end of the year. A fatal shooting in Houten, another on a busy terrace in Rotterdam, and a deceased baby found on an island in Lekkerkerk need extra attention from the public, police said on Monday. They released a campaign including posters, adverts, and cinema commercials.