Psychiatric patient arrested for fatal stabbing of 76-year-old woman

A 27-year-old man from Den Dolder was arrested on Friday in connection with a stabbing incident on Thursday afternoon which resulted in the death of a 76-year-old woman. The suspect is currently detained. He was in a clinic in Den Dolder of the Fivoor care institution, a spokesperson said after reporting by RTV Utrecht. The victim also came from the Utrecht town.

After the description of the suspect was distributed, Fivoor reported the patient in question. He was subsequently arrested at the clinic, the spokesperson confirmed. The man was in the forensic psychiatric department Wier+. People with a mild intellectual disability are treated here, who may be a danger to themselves or others. In some cases, patients have previously been in trouble with the law. It is not clear whether this is also the case for the suspect.

It is a closed ward, but patients can be given certain freedoms, depending on the treatment. The spokesperson cannot say whether this was also the case with this patient. He does confirm that the Wier+ ward is a different ward than the one where Michael P. was years ago. P. was convicted for the murder of 25-year-old Anne Faber in 2017 while he was on leave.

Fivoor emphasized that the organization is very shocked that one of the patients is suspected of having killed a woman. "Our thoughts and sympathy go out to the relatives of the victim, to whom we wish all strength. We also think of all our neighbors for whom this must have been a great shock."