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Petra Breukink

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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
HealthCrime
Lawyers go to court to get psychiatric treatment for man who held Ede café hostage
2 February 2026 - 10:03
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Prisoner's hands on bars.
Crime
Authorities struggle to manage inmate who held staff hostage in Vught prison
14 December 2025 - 12:15
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Grave of Sem Vijverberg
Crime
Mother convicted in cold case inquiry into newborn's 2006 death gets 5 years in prison
18 December 2024 - 16:10
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Ede café hostage-taker apologizes; Pleaded for better mental healthcare before incident
9 July 2024 - 15:53
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Bretly D., suspected in a fatal shooting in Rotterdam on 13 October 2023 and a stabbing in Zutphen on 21 October 2023
Crime
Suspect in psychiatrist's murder also suspected of attempted strangulation in Zutphen
26 January 2024 - 13:20

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