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Dutch man, 67, seriously hurt in fall in the Alps

Aug 15 '19 12:40

A 67-year-old Dutch man was seriously injured in a fall in the Austrian Alps on Wednesday. There are concerns that the man may now be paralyzed, NOS reports.

The accident happened while the man and his wife were walking near the town of Bludenz in western Austria on Wednesday afternoon. The man fell around 15 meters and landed in a very rocky area, according to the broadcaster.

A doctor who happened to be in the area provided first aid before the Dutch man was airlifted to a hospital in Feldkirch.

Ambulance racing down the Damrak after leaving the scene of a stabbing and police shooting at Amsterdam CS, 31 Aug 2018

Victim in Amsterdam CS stabbing may be paralyzed for life

Dec 11 '18 14:20

Crime Top Stories

One of two American tourists who were stabbed at Amsterdam Central Station in August is now bound to a wheelchair and may be for the rest of his life, his lawyer said in a pro-forma hearing against suspect Jawed S. on Tuesday. The other victim was stabbed in his arm and sustained nerve damage, NU.nl reports.

A 21-year-old student is permanently paralyzed from the waist down after a random shooting on Korreweg in Groningen, 15 Oct 2017

Man gets 10 years, psych treatment for randomly shooting Groningen student

Oct 19 '18 15:50

Crime

The court sentenced 21-year-old Azim A. to 10 years in prison and institutionalized psychiatric treatment for randomly shooting a student in the city of Groningen last year. He was convicted of attempted manslaughter. The student, Sidney Ruiter, survived the shooting, but is permanently paralyzed, RTL Nieuws reports.

Suspect's photo released in random Groningen shooting that left student paralyzed

Oct 25 '17 08:59

Crime

The police released the name and photo of a 20-year-old man wanted for a shooting in Groningen that left a 21-year-old student paralyzed from the waist down. Two other suspects are already in custody.

The police gave the third suspect an ultimatum - if he does not turn himself in before the broadcast of Opsoring Verzocht on Tuesday night, the police will release his name and photo. The suspect did not turn himself in, so the police went through with their threat.

"Who knows where this man, 20-year-old Azim Aynaci, stays?" the police ask on their website.

Student paralyzed after random Groningen shooting

Oct 18 '17 07:30

Crime Top Stories

A 21-year-old student was shot "out of nowhere" in Groningen over the weekend, the police revealed on Opsporing Verzocht on Tuesday. He was seriously injured and will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.

The victim was shot on Korreweg around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. He was cycling when he was surrounded by three men. One of them fired a shot. The victim was hit, but managed to run away. As he fled, more shots were fired at him. The police believe that the young man was coincidentally involved in the incident - that he was a random victim.

Rotterdam cop re-sentenced to prison for shooting motorist in the back

Oct 4 '16 13:30

Crime

Rotterdam police officer Deddy S. was convicted of attempted manslaughter by the court in The Hague on Monday. He was sentenced to one month in prison and 240 hours of community service for shooting a motorist in the back

Video: Motorcycle crash victim the first to use robotic exoskeleton

Dec 7 '15 13:00

Health

Ruben de Sain from Nijmegen, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago, is the first Dutchman allowed to take a robotic exoskeleton home with him for a few weeks. The exoskeleton makes him able to walk again.

Train travel to Utrecht "uncomfortable": NS

Mar 2 '15 17:32

Bus accident victims sue TomTom, Garmin

Feb 10 '15 17:24

Business Technology

Lawyers representing victims in a 2013 bus accident are suing Dutch GPS manufacturer TomTom NV, American rival Garmin International Inc. and their subsidiaries for more than 15 million dollars in damages. Thirty-five people from Pennsylvania, US were injured in the crash, when a charter bus rammed an overpass in Boston.

Cop gets month in prison for shooting at motorist

Dec 11 '14 10:29

Yesterday police officer Deddy S. (37) was sentenced to one year in prison and 240 hours of community service for shooting motorist Ali Ouaalit in 2012.

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