Netherlands: ‘Asylum Seeker’ Arrested After Brutal Murder of 17-Year-Old Lisa — Also Suspected in Rape and Assault Spree
In the early hours of August 20, 2025, 17-year-old Lisa, a student from Abcoude, was fatally stabbed while cycling home from a night out in Amsterdam.
She had left the city center around 3:30 AM on her electric bike, a route she often took. Police later discovered her body near the Holterbergweg by the Johan Cruijff Arena, with stab wounds including to her neck.
Lisa noticed she was being followed and called the national emergency number, 112, for help. Dispatchers heard her screams during the call as the attack unfolded. By the time officers arrived at approximately 4:15 AM, she had succumbed to her injuries.
Authorities arrested a 22-year-old asylum seeker in connection with the murder on August 22, 2025. The suspect was residing at a COA asylum center in Amsterdam at the time. Reports indicate he may have been staying there illegally.
The asylum seeker is also suspected in a rape of another woman in Amsterdam a week before Lisa’s death.
Additionally, he has been linked to an assault on August 10, 2025, initially classified as an attempted robbery but now believed to have a sexual motive.
Police suspect there may be more victims connected to him.