Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock (15454260i) AMSTERDAM - Numerous people, including Ajax fans, laid flowers along Holterbergweg for Lisa (17) from Abcoude, who was murdered in Amsterdam. The girl was killed just around the corner from Ajax's The Future training complex after a night out. A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested. Ajax Fans Commemorate Murdered Lisa, Amsterdam - 24 Aug 2025
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AN ASYLUM seeker has been arrested after a 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death as she called police to tell them she was being followed. 

The suspect, 22, was arrested four days before Lisa’s body was discovered over allegations of rape and a third claim he had assaulted a woman.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock (15454260i) AMSTERDAM - Numerous people, including Ajax fans, laid flowers along Holterbergweg for Lisa (17) from Abcoude, who was murdered in Amsterdam. The girl was killed just around the corner from Ajax's The Future training complex after a night out. A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested. Ajax Fans Commemorate Murdered Lisa, Amsterdam - 24 Aug 2025
Flowers and tributes for teen Lisa have been laid on the ground near to where the teen was killed
Flowers left at the site of a violent crime where a 17-year-old girl was killed.
Police guard the crime scene in AmsterdamCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
CCTV image of a scooter and a microcar, potential witnesses to an attack.
Police are searching for two people captured on CCTV who may have witnessed the attack in Duivendrecht, AmsterdamCredit: Politie Nl

Young Lisa was killed as she returned from a night out in Amsterdam with her friends on Wednesday at around 3:30am.

She was riding an electric bike home to Abcoude when she started to fear she was being followed.

Lisa phoned up the emergency police number to report her worrying experience but was fatally attacked before the call went through.

Police found her body in a ditch close to the secondary school she had just recently graduated from.

Forensic examiners found multiple stabs wounds on her body and her neck.

A statement from her heartbroken family said: “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.”

The murder of the teenager has triggered widespread outrage across the Netherlands.

Hundreds of grief-stricken locals laid floral tributes by the scene of the attack along with touching notes for Lisa and her loved ones.

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A nationwide “reclaim the night” march was also organised after a Dutch actress and author Nienke Gravemade wrote a poem on Lisa’s final moments.

It focused on a red handbag which Lisa had hung from the handlebars of her bicycle as she came home.

Gravemade wrote on Instagram: “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.

“I claim the night. I claim the streets. I demand that the fear be lifted.”

The male asylum seeker was arrested after an initial investigation.

On August 22, he was located at a facility managed by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers in Amsterdam, as reported by Dutch media outlet NOS.

It was later uncovered that he was arrested for the rape of a woman in Weesperzijde just days earlier on August 15.

The alleged attack reportedly took place just five kilometres from where Lisa was found.

Police officer investigating a crime scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the scene where the 17-year-old girl was found deadCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Protest march against femicide.
A tribute held for Lisa by Ajax fans at the Johan Cruijff stadiumCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Protest march against femicide.
A Reclaim the Night march took place in the wake of Lisa’s deathCredit: Shutterstock Editorial

He is also facing a third serious accusation of assaulting a woman in Weesperzijde on August 10.

Police are still probing several other lines of enquiry related to Lisa’s tragic murder.

At least three potential witnesses are being urged to come forwards after they were seen on CCTV around the area where Lisa was last seen.

Footage released by the local police shows a scooter rider and a Biro microcar driving on the road near to where her body was found. 

The occupants of a light-coloured delivery van are also being asked to help police piece together the fateful night.

The local police issued a statement saying: “The events that transpired between the victim’s leaving Leidseplein and when her body was found remain unclear.”

“We are urgently seeking information about her last cycling route and are calling on three specific road users to come forward.”

On Sunday, a mass peaceful protest took place in the wake of Lisa’s death.

Around 500 people participated in a March Against Femicide in Rotterdam which has been a weekly occurrence over the past month.

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.

Countries like Poland, Hungary, and Croatia have all been required to enhance their border security and reinforce international collaborations to curb the flow of migrants into their territories.

Many were carrying signs with powerful messages on such as: “She had dreams, no grave needed.”

And: “Not all men, but always men.”

Lisa was also an avid fan of Ajax and regularly attended home matches.

Passionate crowds at the Johan Cruijff Arena held a moments silence in memory of the teen and held up banners with her name on Sunday.

It comes as the Netherlands continues to face major issues around how the government handles asylum seekers.

The Dutch government collapsed in June after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party from the coalition amid an asylum row.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof declared he would offer his resignation hours later, levelling criticism at the anti-immigration, Euro-sceptic populist.

Wilders proposed ten additional measures related to asylum policies, including suspending new applications and stopping the development of new reception centers.

Flowers and stuffed animals at a memorial.
A sea of flowers, lit candles and toys have been laid for LisaCredit: Splash
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