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Arrest: Police officer handcuffing a suspect with a police car in the background
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At least 8 Dutch men suspected of drugging, raping, filming their wives, girlfriends
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Partial view of child holding teddy bear isolated on grey
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Stadskanaal mothers accused of severe child abuse reported to aid agencies 15 months ago
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Police and forensic investigators at a home on Elzenstraat in Blerick, Venlo, where a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death, 20 April 2026
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Court extends pre-trial detention of woman suspected of killing daughter, 14, in Blerick
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Police and forensic investigators at a home on Elzenstraat in Blerick, Venlo, where a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death, 20 April 2026
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Aid organizations were working with family of girl stabbed to death in Venlo
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Domestic violence helpline
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More reports of domestic violence, child abuse last year
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Empty beds in a shelter
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Municipalities threatening to take homeless mothers' kids when they apply for shelter
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Police officers
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Police sent thousands of sex crimes victims to support services this year
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Elderly woman's hands
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Experts plead for new research into elder abuse as pressure on informal carers mount
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Domestic violence helpline
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Domestic violence reports rising steadily; 66,000 in first half of 2025
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A woman cries while speaking on the phone.
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Netherlands faces shortage of nearly 800 women’s shelter beds
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A woman cries while speaking on the phone.
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New AI chatbot launched to help people in unsafe home situations
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A woman cries while speaking on the phone.
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Record calls to Dutch abuse hotline as femicide fears grow
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Teddy bear
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Entire oversight board resigns after child agency criticized over delays, staffing
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Stock image of crime scene tape used by police in the Netherlands
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Car father used to kidnap two children drove into the water 15 minutes after abduction
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Domestic violence.
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Only 3% of domestic violence victims in Netherlands seek help from support agency
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Parents forced daughter to drink urine, sleep naked in locked cellar, prosecutors say
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Teddy bear
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Cabinet wants tighter monitoring of foster parents after severe Vlaardingen abuse case
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
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Mother suspected of attempted murder after son’s fall from Zutphen balcony
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Scared child covering her eyes
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Children and families still waiting too long for help from domestic abuse center
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Police investigate the murder of a 66-year-old woman in a parking lot at a shopping center in Zwijndrecht. 21 January 2023
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Cabinet states approach to stopping femicide, but stops short of introducing new plan
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Cropped view of child touching teddy bear near blurred window with raindrops
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Severely beaten girl, 10, asked for help multiple times; Foster parents in custody
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
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Veendam man held for toddler's dubious death in January; Child welfare was a concern
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Jail bars
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Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder of his baby
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Child cowering in a corner
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Record high reports of child neglect linked to financial stress in families