Dutch police arrest man in 1994 rape case after DNA match

The man, from Helmond, was arrested recently, East Brabant police said on 30 October. The alleged attack took place on 30 May 1994 in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, in the south of the Netherlands.

The girl, who was deaf and partially sighted, was waiting with other children near a riding school for transport back to an institute for deaf people, where she lived. Police allege that the attacker pulled her into a car and raped her in nearby woodland.

The original investigation did not lead to a specific suspect, police said. A cold-case team later reviewed the file.