Youth counselor stabbed to death at Yorneo youth care facility in Emmen
An employee of the Yorneo youth care facility in Emmen was killed in a stabbing incident Saturday night. Two people, aged 16 and 19, were arrested.
Police reported the fatal stabbing happened on Saturday around 8:20 p.m. in Stationsstraat, where the facility is located. The victim who was a 26-year-old woman who died at the scene. Emmen Mayor Eric van Oosterhout later shared on Twitter that the victim was a caregiver at Yorneo. The youth care facility where young people aged 12 to 18 live, describes itself as "family assistance with accommodation" on its website.
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According to the Dagblad van het Noorden, a young girl who had been at the facility called attention to the stabbing. In doing so, she went to a nearby cafe after the incident and raised the alarm there.
The 19-year-old suspect was arrested in Emmen shortly after the stabbing incident. Later that evening, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in the municipality of Meppel. The police is still investigating the cause of the stabbing.
Reporting by ANP and NL Times