Police investigate why Hajar, 29, was not treated as urgent

Police are looking at how they reached their decisions after the family of Hajar, 29, from Amsterdam reported her missing on 4 October. The family went to the police on Sunday evening, and the report was classed as a normal missing-person case, not an urgent one.

A police spokesperson said that in an urgent case, officers can take extra investigative steps immediately, such as locating a phone or requesting bank data. A report that is not urgent is an "other" missing-person case, and the police stay involved, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said officers are examining "how the considerations were made" and expects the conclusion to come out at some point. The outcome of the case has also had a big impact on the officers involved, she said.

The police's national coordinator for missing persons said officers always weigh all the facts, "more than just a text message, for example". That includes whether the person has been missing before, what kind of person they are and whether there has been an argument.