One person dies in Zaandam stabbing, one arrested
Police have opened an investigation after a fatal stabbing on the Pieter Ghijsenlaan in Zaandam on Friday afternoon.
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Illustrative photo: paul naveda / CC0Police arrested a 54-year-old woman from Oostzaan on suspicion of involvement in a fatal stabbing on the Pieter Ghijsenlaan in Zaandam. The victim, a 70-year-old man from Oostzaan, died.
The woman was arrested on suspicion of involvement, not as a confirmed perpetrator, and the case is now with investigators.
Police say the stabbing took place in a relationship context (relationele sfeer).
Police have opened a death investigation (overlijdensonderzoek) and are examining how the incident came about. Police call it a very serious and sad event.
Police say they are sharing no further information about the identities of those involved, out of respect for their privacy.
No one else has been arrested.
Both she and the man who died live in Oostzaan, the police said.
The investigation is meant to establish what exactly happened on the Pieter Ghijsenlaan. Police have not said whether further steps are planned.
Source: Politie
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