Report Highlights Shortcomings in Care Before Killing of 11-Year-Old Sohani
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Sébas Diekstra, the lawyer for the parents of 11-year-old Sohani, calls the inspection report on Hamza L. “devastating”. Sohani was stabbed to death last year by L., who was in a psychotic state at the time. In the years leading up to this, L. received psychiatric help from various agencies. However, according to the Inspectorate of Justice and Security and the Inspectorate of Health Care and Youth, this was substandard and safety risks were mis…
Hamza L., who stabbed 11-year-old Sohani to death in Nieuwegein on February 1 last year, received insufficient care and support in the year prior. This is the conclusion of the Inspectorate of Justice and Security (Inspectorate JenV) and the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ). The approach was inadequate in several respects in the case of L., who is considered a 'high-risk patient'. The girl was playing in the street with other children wh…
Among other things, it was not possible to place Hamza L. in a suitable sheltered housing facility. Consequently, L. stayed with family from May 2024, but "the replacement during the absence of care providers was not always well arranged." Hamza L. also came into contact with the police on the day of the fatal stabbing incident and the day before.
Hamza L., who stabbed 11-year-old Sohani to death out of nowhere in Nieuwegein on February 1 last year, had a long history of violence and mental health problems. He was under probation supervision with intensive guidance. The Inspectorate of Justice and Security (Inspectorate JenV) and the Inspectorate of Health Care and Youth (IGJ) conclude following an investigation that the handling of the problems 'fell short on multiple points'.
Report highlights shortcomings in care before killing of 11-year-old Sohani
The organisations involved in the care of Hamza L. have endorsed the findings of the joint report by the Inspectorate of Justice and Security and the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ). The report concerns the killing of 11-year-old Sohani in Nieuwegein on 1 February 2025, committed by L., who was in a psychotic state at the time.
In February 2025, the Netherlands was shocked by a brutal murder in Nieuwegein: 11-year-old Sohani was stabbed to death by a man named Hamzah Lamsallaq. The neighborhood had already warned a hundred times about the crazy 'polder Moroccan' Hamzah, but the police 'didn't show up' or stated that there was 'no capacity'. Hamzah saw demons, abused his own mother ('wanted to kiss her vagina'), terrorized the neighborhood, intimidated women, used drugs…
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