Tag: AMERSFOORT
After damage to grave monuments, cars are no longer welcome at the Amersfoort cemetery
It also happens that people drive onto the site in their car while a funeral procession is taking place at that time. “The motorists then drive into the road. That…
OM: Teenage boy abused for years as a sex slave by father figure
Amersfoort – Two Amersfoort residents and a man from Huizen are suspected of abusing and exploiting a vulnerable underage boy as a sex slave for years. The men allegedly administered…
Justice: teenage boy abused as a sex slave by father figure for years
Amersfoort – Two Amersfoort residents and a man from Huizen are suspected of abusing and exploiting a vulnerable underage boy as a sex slave for years. The men allegedly administered…
Why Amersfoort celebrates the New Year’s reception in this empty business premises
Every year Amersfoort chooses an original place for the New Year’s reception. Years ago, residents wearing a thick coat and sturdy shoes stood in the Amerena swimming pool, which was…
Amersfoort says goodbye en masse to missing Ahmed: ‘It’s nice that he is back with his family’
The women’s prayer hall quickly fills up. Even in the hallway, rugs, scarves and jackets are used as places of prayer. Immediately after the Friday afternoon prayer is the funeral…
Amersfoort mosque commemorates Ahmed’s death with funeral prayers
The funeral director says that everyone is welcome at the farewell. A busy meeting is expected. Over the past week, Ahmed’s fate appeared to have affected many people. Hundreds of…
Search for missing Ahmed continues with a helicopter, sonar boats and flyers
In the water, the police combine sniffer dogs with sonar boats, a police spokesperson explains. If a dog gives a signal, the police will launch the boat. This does not…
Elephant enclosure not adapted after Yindi’s death, ‘sad, but we did what we could’
The herd, which also includes Yindi’s mother and grandmother, was given plenty of time to do this. The deceased elephant remained in the enclosure until the other elephants were no…
Four questions about the search for Ahmed: ‘Looking for a needle in a haystack’
Choosing search areas is quite complicated, because there are few starting points. “If someone goes missing, he goes out through a front door or gets out of a vehicle. From…
112 news: Boys find weapon during magnet fishing | Injured in Amersfoort accident
Two boys from Leerdam retrieved a gun from the water while magnet fishing. After the discovery, the children immediately called the police, writes Mayor Sjors Fröhlich on X. Officers confiscated…