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A DUTCH schoolgirl allegedly murdered by an asylum seeker had phoned emergency services in terror just minutes before she was found stabbed to death.
Lisa, 17, from Abcoude, was cycling home from a night out in Amsterdam around 3.30am on Wednesday when she rang 112 to say she was being followed.
Officers rushed to the scene after tracing her phone – but found her lifeless body in a ditch near Holterbergweg just 30 minutes later around 4am.
Detectives say Lisa was attacked by a man on a bicycle and killed with “severe violence”, local outlet HLN reports.
Forensic examiners reportedly found multiple stab wounds to her body and neck.
The Dutch police have not definitively stated whether the man reported by Lisa is the same individual responsible for her death. However, investigators believe there is only one suspect, suggesting it’s likely the same person.
A police spokesperson said: “The investigation so far indicates that the victim left Leidseplein in Amsterdam around 3.30am.
“On her way to Abcoude, she cycled along Holterbergweg and was attacked there by a man who also owned a bicycle.
“The victim contacted the police dispatch centre about this incident.
“Officers subsequently found her there around 4.15am.”
Officers reportedly heard Lisa’s final moments live over the emergency line.
As reported by the Daily Mail, sources indicate that police overheard parts of her panicked call, along with background sounds, and the attack itself — hearing several stabbing noises before the call disconnected.
Cops rushed to the scene by tracing her phone but by the time they arrived the suspect had vanished.
Authorities are seeking witnesses, particularly three road users — a scooter rider, passengers in a light-colored van, and a person driving a Biro microcar — who were on Holterbergweg shortly after Lisa’s murder.
The incident has sparked national outrage, as it came to light that the primary suspect — a 22-year-old asylum seeker — had been arrested days prior on different charges of rape and assault.
Chilling CCTV footage appears to show him prowling the area less than an hour before Lisa was killed.
Dutch media say he had been arrested on August 15 over the alleged rape of a woman in Weesperzijde, just three miles from where Lisa was found.
He also faces a third accusation of assaulting a woman in the same area on August 10.
The man, identified on August 22, is of Nigerian descent, according to Het Parool.
Before his arrest in connection with Lisa’s case, he was residing at a facility managed by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers in Amsterdam.
Lisa, a recent school graduate and a passionate fan of Ajax, opted to ride her bike home to avoid leaving her valuable Cowboy electric bike in Amsterdam’s nightlife area.
Her grieving family said in a statement: “Our hearts are broken. We hope we can mourn Lisa’s loss together in peace and privacy.
“We are immense supported by the love and sympathy from family, friends, and fellow villagers, and we want to express our gratitude for this.”
Tributes have poured in across the Netherlands.
Flowers and notes were left at the site of the killing, while Ajax fans held a minute’s silence and unveiled banners with her name at the Johan Cruijff Arena.
Thousands also joined a nationwide “reclaim the night” march, demanding safer streets for women.
The killing has intensified debate over asylum policy.
The Dutch government collapsed in June amid a migration row, when far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the coalition after demanding tougher measures, including a freeze on asylum applications.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof offered his resignation shortly after.
Meanwhile, protests against violence towards women have surged.
Around 500 people marched in Rotterdam on Sunday under the banner “March Against Femicide,” carrying signs such as: “She had dreams, no grave needed,” and “Not all men, but always men.”
Amsterdam’s mayor 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 growing migrant crisis in the UK and Europe
BOTH the United Kingdom and Europe are currently battling significant challenges related to migration.
The UK is grappling with a sharp rise in migration, particularly through small boat crossings across the English Channel.
This has placed immense pressure on the asylum system, with thousands of asylum seekers housed in hotels, costing the government billions annually.
A record number of people claimed asylum in the UK in the last year – with a massive 32,000 currently living in taxpayer-funded hotels.
This has prompted fury from locals who are protesting against the housing of asylum seekers in public spaces such as hotels.
In response, the UK government is trialling measures such as a “one-in, one-out” agreement with France which have again proved controversial.
Across Europe, migration policies are becoming stricter as the influence of far-right, anti-migration parties continues to grow.
Spain’s holiday islands have hit breaking point with near-daily arrivals of small-boat migrants, officials say.
Locals on Majorca, Ibiza, and Tenerife among others are at their “wits end” and have begun rebelling, according to island governments.
Elsewhere, Italy has recently signed a controversial deal with Albania to process up to 36,000 migrants annually outside the EU.
Poland, Hungary and Croatia have all also been made to bolster up their borders and strengthen ties with international allies to halt the number of migrants entering their countries.
