Police listened live to the murder of a 17-year-old Dutch girl who was stabbed to death after she made a desperate phone call to emergency services when she realised she was being followed.
A 22-year-old asylum seeker has been arrested in connection to the death of Lisa, whose lifeless body was discovered by cops in a roadside ditch in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
As she cycled home from a night out with girlfriends in central Amsterdam to her hometown of Abcoude, she realised she was being followed and made a distressed phone call to 112.
On the other side of the phone, officers heard the moment the teenager was stabbed several times by the assailant, including on her neck, before they lost connection.
After leaving the city centre at round 3:30 am, Lisa’s body was found with signs of ‘serious violence’ at 4:15 am in a ditch near the water’s edge along the Holterbergweg, close to the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium and concert venue Ziggo Dome.
Officers were able to locate Lisa’s body by the cyclepath quickly by tracking her phone, but by the time they arrived the suspect had fled the scene.
On the phone, police heard snippets of conversation and a lot of noise leading up to the attack itself, sources said.
The suspect was arrested on Thursday for the brutal rape of a woman on August 15 in Weesperzijde, just five kilometres from where Lisa was found dead.
The suspected killer of 17-year-old Lisa caught on CCTV in Duivendrecht
Police are searching for two people captured on CCTV who may have witnessed the attack on Lisa on August 20: a scooter rider (left) and the occupants of a Biro microcar (right)
He has also been linked to an attempted ‘serious sexual offense’, initially belived to be a robbery, against a third woman on August 10, at around 1:20 am.
After appearing in court on Monday before an examining magistrate, the suspect was remanded in custody for two weeks.
Dutch cops fear more victims may come forward in the coming days and have appealed to women to get in contact as the investigation continues.
A wave of national fury about violence against women has swept the Netherlands following the discovery of Lisa’s lifeless body.
A crowdfunding campaign called ‘We Claim the Night’ organised in the wake of her death has already raised almost 500,000 euros (£431,800).
The campaign’s initial goal was to reach 8,000 euros (£6,900) to place billboards along motorways to raise awareness about her death.
It started after a Dutch actress and author wrote a poem that went viral about Lisa’s final moments cycling home.
In a post shared on her Instagram, Nienke Gravemade wrote: ‘The red bag. I keep thinking about that red bag. How it dangled from her handlebars as she drove through the night. A night that belonged to her too.
On Sunday, around 500 people participated in a March Against Femicide in Rotterdam in the wake of Lisa’s death, carrying signs such as ‘She had dreams, no grave needed’ and ‘Not all men, but always men’
Crowds at an Ajax football match at the Johan Cruijff Arena stood in silence in memory of the teenager and held banners with her name
A person bikes by an improvised memorial for 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude, at Holterbergweg, where she was found dead, in Amsterdam
‘The loss of Lisa is incomprehensible to her family and has brought them intense grief,’ the victims’ services organisation Names de Familie said
Flowers at the spot where 17-year-old Lisa was found dead along Holterbergweg in Duivendrecht
A sea of flowers at the village church in memory of Lisa, who was found dead along Holterbergweg in Duivendrecht
‘I claim the night. I claim the streets. I demand that the fear be lifted.’
Alongside the poem, the author posted the hashtag #rechtopdenacht or ‘right to the night’.
The 22-year-old suspect was arrested by SWAT team at a site run by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) on August 21. He is of Nigerian descent, according to Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool.
He is suspected of murdering Lisa on her journey home on an electric bike in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just south of the secondary school she had recently graduated from: the Spinoza20first in Amsterdam-Oost.
CCTV footage shows a person, possibly Lisa, cycling at high speed at 3:53am on the bike path towards the Amsterdam Arena. The cycle route is well-documented and it is unclear when she came across the assailant.
More security footage shows a man garbed in a grey jumper with his face shielded by a hood, cycling towards the intersection of Holterbergweg and Joan Muyskenweg in Duivendrecht around 3:30 on Wednesday morning.
He looked back at two cyclists and then made his way back toward Amsterdam, pausing briefly.
Afterwards, by the industrial estate near Makro, he shone a flashlight and appeared to look at the grass before cycling back towards the city.
Lisa’s family have asked for her surname and photograph not to be circulated publicly as they grieve the loss of the 17 year old
The March Against Femicide has been occurring every week since early August following the killing of two women in two days the previous month – both allegedly by their partners or ex-partners
The new headteacher of Spinoza20First, Kimberley Kaizer, told RTL Nieuws that the school is looking for an appropriate way to hold a memorial for the teenager
Participants in a weekly protest march against femicide in Rotterdam where the activists want to raise awareness of the problem of domestic violence
The victim was described by police as having medium-length blonde hair. She was wearing a light grey hoodie, light grey trousers and black Adidas trainers when she was attacked.
She also had a red handbag hanging from the handlebars of her bicycle which was from Cowboy with a light grey frame and black chain lock.
Dozens of tips have been received but the police are specifically appealing to at least three potential witnesses spotted on CCTV around the time of the attack to piece together what happened to Lisa on her journey home.
The potential witnesses include a scooter rider, the occupants of a light-coloured delivery van, and the occupants of a Biro microcar who were driving on the road near where her body was found.
A large portion of the victim’s cycling route is covered by video, but clear footage of the last seven minutes – between the Breitnertoren (near Amstel Station) and Holterbergweg – are still missing.
Now, a fourth woman has said she was chased by a man on the same day Lisa was stabbed to death near Holterbergweg in Duivendrecht.
‘I was on my way home from work, and when I turned a corner, I saw a man who looked normal, but he started running after me,’ she told De Telegraaf.
‘I thought he was going to hurt me or take my electric bike or phone. Luckily, he didn’t overtake me, but I’m still shaking with fear.’
Police are investigating the scene where a 17-year-old girl was found dead along a roadside in Duivendrecht
Police are investigating the scene where a 17-year-old girl was found dead along a roadside in Duivendrecht
Flowers in memory of the 17-year-old girl who was found dead along a roadside in Duivendrecht
On Sunday, around 500 people participated in a March Against Femicide in Rotterdam in the wake of Lisa’s death, carrying signs such as ‘She had dreams, no grave needed’ and ‘Not all men, but always men’.
The protest, organised by Dutch Feminist group Dolle Mina Rotterdam, has been occurring every week since early August following the killing of two women in two days the previous month – both allegedly by their partners or ex-partners.
Bunches of flowers have been laid on a corner where the tragedy unfolded.
The Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, condemned the attack: ‘This is every woman’s greatest fear. Thousands of women are rightly demanding their night back.
‘Enjoying freedom should be possible without fear. Safety is not a given. There’s no blueprint for addressing this.’
The village of Abcoude has been devastated by the horrific murder of the teenager.
‘Not that everyone talks about it openly, but you can just see that people know what a terrible thing happened,’ 63-year-old Cees told De Telegraaf.
‘And actually, we still don’t know much, because who’s crazy enough to be responsible for this? Is it someone from here? I hope that will be clarified soon.’
Dozens of tips have been released but the police are appealing to at least three potential witnesses spotted on CCTV around the time of the attack to piece together what happened to Lisa on her journey home
Crowds at an Ajax football match at the Johan Cruijff Arena stood in silence in memory of the teenager and held banners with her name on Sunday.
She was a supporter of the football club and her body was discovered near its grounds.
Lisa’s family has asked for her surname and photograph not to be circulated publicly. ‘The loss of Lisa is incomprehensible to her family and has brought them intense grief,’ the victims’ services organisation Names de Familie said.
A statement from her grief-stricken family said: ‘Our hearts are broken. We hope we can mourn Lisa’s loss together in peace and privacy. We are immensely supported by the love and sympathy from family, friends, and fellow villagers, and we want to express our gratitude for this.’
The new headteacher of Spinoza20First, Kimberley Kaizer, told RTL Nieuws that the school is looking for an appropriate way to hold a memorial for the teenager.
Just before the summer, she had graduated from the pre-university programme.
‘We are waiting to hear what the family’s wishes are; once we have that clear, we will take action. There will be time to reflect together,’ Kaizer said. ‘We want to adequately care for the staff and students, and provide them with space to process this news,’ she added.
The Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, condemned the attack: ‘This is every woman’s greatest fear. Thousands of women are rightly demanding their night back.
‘Enjoying freedom should be possible without fear. Safety is not a given. There’s no blueprint for addressing this.’
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