{"id":88573,"date":"2018-07-27T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=88573"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:02","slug":"dna-match-verdachte-van-verkrachting-eur-studente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/07\/27\/dna-match-verdachte-van-verkrachting-eur-studente\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA match links suspect to violent sexual assault of EUR student"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is an exact DNA match between the 18-year-old suspect and the DNA trace evidence obtained at the location of the crime scene where the rape occured, according to the Rotterdam police. The match is a result of an expedited procedure at the Netherlands Forensic Institute.<\/p>\n

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The suspect was arrested earlier this week<\/a>. The police have tracked down the suspect by following a lead and viewing video images along the victim\u2019s bicycle route.<\/p>\n

The Indonesian student was likely followed when she cycled home from Rotterdam Central Station last Saturday morning around five o\u2019clock in the morning. Half an hour later, the 20-year-old was attacked and raped<\/a> in front of her house in the Esch neighbourhood. She was rushed to the hospital after the attack. The victim has undergone surgery and is now responsive, according to the police.<\/p>\n

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