Hundreds of people gathered at a church in Winsum on Thursday evening to commemorate a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in the Groningen town the day before and support each other. Pastor Thijs van de Kamp organized the gathering in consultation with the girl’s family, RTV Noord reports.
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death on the street in Winsum on Wednesday evening. The police arrested a 19-year-old man from the municipality of Het Hogeland. Investigators are looking for witnesses. The police received the first report of the stabbing on A.S. de Blecourtlaan in Winsum at around 8:45 p.m. First responders found the critically injured girl on the street. They tried to resuscitate her, but it was to no avail. She died at the scene.