Amsterdam police have released video of a suspected drug dealer stabbing a British tourist in the city’s Red Light District in March.
Police have asked the public to help identify the suspect in the violent attack, calling the incident “a very intense and violent case.”
According to a local media outlet, AT 5, The Briton and his girlfriend were walking back to their hotel on March 23 after visiting a pub, when a dealer approached them and asked if they wanted to buy drugs.
In the video, the attacker can be seen becoming aggressive after the couple rejected his offer to sell them drugs.
The woman proceeded to push him, which escalated the altercation.
His partner then intervened, prompting the trafficker to stab him.
Amsterdam police release video showing a suspected drug dealer stabbing a British tourist following an altercation in the early morning hours of March 23 this year.
After the brutal assault, the attacker managed to flee and disappeared into the crowd of the busy Red Light District.
The Briton reportedly suffered serious injuries and spent several days in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery.
This is not the only violent attack suffered by a British tourist in Amsterdam.
In 2022, British tourist Danny Castledine was fatally slashed and stabbed dozens of times in the face and neck in the city center of Amsterdam.
Danny Castledine, a 22-year-old student at Leeds Beckett University, met a tragic end less than 24 hours after arriving on a weekend trip with his friend to the popular European destination on June 1, 2022.
Belgian suspect Nongo B. was allegedly captured on security footage walking with Castledine along the banks of the Singel Canal moments before his death.
Danny Castledine, a 22-year-old student at Leeds Beckett University, died following the incident at the Singel on June 1, 2022.
A 24-year-old Belgian accused of stabbing Castledine was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison earlier this year.
Castledine, a 22-year-old student at Leeds Beckett University at the time, met a tragic end less than 24 hours after arriving on a weekend trip with his friend to the popular European destination on June 1, 2022.
The Nottinghamshire student was found with 30 stab wounds and 14 lacerations after suffering a violent attack in the early hours of the morning.
Investigators revealed that the suspect, Nongo B., was found to have ingested a large amount of drugs during his arrest and had traces of Catledine’s blood on his clothing and shoes, leading police to connect him to the crime scene. .
Footage revealed by investigators allegedly showed Castledine intoxicated with Nongo at around 2.12am
The pair were captured on CCTV by the Singel about 30 minutes later, where Nongo is said to have carried out a savage attack with a sword.
He is said to have dragged Castledine’s body to the side of the road in an attempt to get rid of evidence before fleeing the scene.
Castledine’s body was discovered by horrified revelers around 3:30 a.m., prosecutors said.
The paramedics went to the scene but could not revive the Englishman.