Suspect in Hajar case arrested after violent incident
The man was arrested in Spierdijk and is in custody, according to police. His reported age of 23 has not been confirmed.
Follow-up to: Police seek witnesses in investigation into Hajar’s death Monday, 19 October 2026, 21:15
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The suspect in the investigation into Hajar’s death was arrested on Tuesday after a violent incident in Spierdijk. Her reported age of 29 has not been confirmed. Police are now investigating both that incident and his possible involvement in the death of the Amsterdam woman.
Police said on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested in the municipality of Koggenland. Officers went to a home following a report of violence and found an injured man there, who was taken to hospital. The arrested man and the victim knew each other.
According to regional reports, the victim was the suspect’s foster father. Pieter van Maaren, mayor of Koggenland, told NH Nieuws that the man is in hospital and is expected to recover. Police have disclosed little about the precise circumstances of the violence.
The suspect is in custody and is being held under the fullest restrictions, according to police. This means that for the time being he may only have contact with his lawyer. As a result, police are not yet providing substantive information about his possible role in the Hajar case.
Hajar was reported missing on 4 October. Police previously said that she was later found dead in Amsterdam. It has also not been confirmed whether detectives examined camera footage showing her at the RAI with a man who was then still regarded as a witness.
Police say the investigation into exactly what happened to Hajar is still fully under way. The arrest therefore does not mean that the suspect’s involvement in her death has been proven. He is a suspect; a judge must still rule on the case.
Detectives continue to urge witnesses and others with information to come forward. The new development comes against the backdrop of the earlier investigation into Hajar, but according to police it has not yet brought clarity about the motive or the exact circumstances of her death.
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The article’s central points are confirmed by police and regional reports from 20 and 21 October. Unconfirmed details about the motive and precise circumstances have not been presented as facts.
- confirmed The suspect in the investigation into Hajar’s death was arrested on 20 October in the municipality of Koggenland. — This is stated in the police report of 20 October. source
- confirmed The arrest followed a violent incident in which an injured man was taken to hospital. — Police describe the incident and the man’s transfer to hospital. source
- confirmed The suspect is being held under the fullest restrictions. — Police state this explicitly. source
- confirmed The suspect is also a suspect in the investigation into Hajar’s death. — Police link the arrested man to that investigation. source
- confirmed The victim of the violent incident is the suspect’s foster father. — This was reported by NH Nieuws via Streekomroep West-Friesland. source
Editor's note
It is certain that the suspect was arrested in Koggenland on 20 October following a violent incident and is also a suspect in the investigation into Hajar. Because of the restrictions, police are still disclosing little information; details about what happened have therefore been phrased cautiously.Sources
- Aanhouding in onderzoek naar dood Hajar — Politie
- Geschokte reacties in Spierdijk na aanhouding verdachte dood Hajar — Streekomroep West-Friesland / NH Nieuws
The story so far
- Monday, 19 October 2026, 21:15 Police seek witnesses in investigation into Hajar’s death
- Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 19:58 Suspect in Hajar case arrested after violent incident (this article)
More on this in Dutch media
- NRC — „hajar spierdijk”
- NU.nl — „hajar spierdijk”
- De Telegraaf — „hajar spierdijk”