Due to numerous user inquiries about a video and incident that is currently making the rounds on social media. We have examined this case and would like to point out that the incident did not take place in Germany or Austria, as some users assumed, but in the Netherlands. The Pijnacker-Nootdorp police base team reported about it on Facebook on May 10, 2023 and published this status post.

What happened?

It is a disturbing incident that took place in the Netherlands and caused a stir far beyond the country's borders. The incident took place on May 8, 2023 at around 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Nobellaan and Einsteinlaan in Pijnacker. A 73-year-old man was abused in broad daylight while walking his dog.

His crime? He had asked a group of young people that they had carelessly thrown their empty drink cans onto the street. He asked her: “Wouldn’t you keep this and do you do the same at home?”. One of the youths then began filming him while the others approached him threateningly.

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As a result, the situation escalated

One of the young people called the man a pig and shortly afterwards the 73-year-old was hit in the head and punched in the face. The man, who recently underwent head surgery, expressed concern that something might be wrong as a result of the blow. His glasses were also smashed, which he found particularly disrespectful.

As if that wasn't bad enough, the situation escalated even further

During a second attack, one of the youths pulled a hammer from his hip pocket, apparently to intimidate the older man. Another kicked his leg, causing him to fall to the ground and land on the street. The shocking images of the abuse made the rounds on social media and sparked outrage around the world.

The local police reacted quickly and have already arrested four suspects

Three of them, boys aged 13, 14 and 15, come from Pijnacker. The 13-year-old boy has now been released home, while the other two are still in custody. Another 15-year-old boy from Delft was arrested today.

The abused man expressed relief to Omroep West that the police were able to act so quickly. Nevertheless, he remains deeply shocked and incomprehensible: “I just don’t understand how someone can be able to do that.”


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