# Man, 24, stabbed in Den Haag shop; three arrested

> Two of the three suspects are due before an examining magistrate on Friday 23 October, police say, after a 24-year-old man was stabbed in a shop on Tuesday evening.

Migration · published 2026-10-25 13:28 · https://nlnow.nl/a/three-arrested-after-shop-stabbing-in-den-haag/

A 24-year-old man was injured in a stabbing in a shop on Keizerstraat in Den Haag at about 17:45 on Tuesday 20 October, police say. He was taken to hospital.

Police arrested three people. A 49-year-old woman from Den Haag has been sent home but remains a suspect in the investigation. A 51-year-old woman from Den Haag and a 28-year-old man from Alkmaar are due to appear before the examining magistrate (rechter-commissaris) on Friday 23 October.

## Background

- **rechter-commissaris**: The examining magistrate is a judge of the district court who supervises the criminal investigation before trial. The rechter-commissaris authorises coercive investigative powers, such as pre-trial detention (voorlopige hechtenis) and telephone tapping, and can hear witnesses and suspects. Appearing before the rechter-commissaris is a step in the Dutch criminal process that happens before the case goes to trial.

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