{"id":174044,"date":"2024-12-03T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T10:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=174044"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:37","slug":"fouad-l-negotiated-with-imaginary-computer-about-the-scale-of-the-attack-and-the-number-of-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/12\/03\/fouad-l-negotiated-with-imaginary-computer-about-the-scale-of-the-attack-and-the-number-of-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Fouad L. negotiated with imaginary computer about the scale of the attack and the number of victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medical student Fouad L. imagined negotiating with a computer in his head over revenge actions after his medical diploma was put on hold. This was revealed by the Public Prosecutor on Monday. L., who is suspected of multiple murders and arson, appeared in court for the first time.<\/p>\n

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The arrest of Fouad L. just outside the hospital.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

\u201cIs that him?\u201d The question was heard whispering in the crowded room, filled with relatives of the victims, employees of the Public Prosecution Service, court staff, police officers, and a few journalists. The tension was palpable. The man with a small dark moustache and a neat head of curls was indeed 33-year-old Fouad L. \u201cI don\u2019t like crowded rooms with lots of people\u201d, he said when the judge asked how he felt about being there. \u201cBut let\u2019s get started.\u201d During the fifth and final pro forma hearing, he would say little. Even when given a final opportunity by the judge to say anything he wished, he remained silent.<\/p>\n

Medical student Fouad is accused of eight offences, as outlined by the Public Prosecutor. These include the deaths of neighbour Marlous, her daughter Romy, and Erasmus MC lecturer Jurgen Damen<\/a>, setting fire to his own home and the Erasmus MC Education Centre<\/a>, possession of three firearms, stealing a staff pass from the hospital<\/a>, and threatening at least three people by firing shots into the air.<\/p>\n\t

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On 28 September last year, the accused medical student Fouad L. (33) fatally shot his neighbour, her daughter, and lecturer Jurgen Damen. Shortly before being arrested outside, he set fire to the Education Centre with a Molotov cocktail. After his arrest, L. stated he had acted in full awareness and was angry because Erasmus MC had refused to grant him his diploma.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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