Woman, 20, stabbed to death in Emmen; suspect arrested

A 20-year-old woman passed away after being seriously injured in a stabbing in a home on Hoofdstraat in Emmen on Monday morning. A 21-year-old man was arrested as a suspect, the Drenthe police said on Twitter.

The stabbing happened around 5:30 a.m., according to Dagblad van het Noorden. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear.

The police are at the scene, doing forensic investigation in and around the home.

Both the victim and the suspect are from Emmen.