She has since returned home, a police spokeswoman said. One of the reporters reported assault. The police are still talking with the others about whether they also want to file a report. The spokeswoman does not know who else have become unwell.
The Forensic Investigation Service is investigating whether the reporters were indeed stabbed or pricked and if so with what. The 18-year-old woman’s illness is also being investigated.
Still a lot of uncertainty about ‘needle spiking’
The police are calling on people who became unwell on Saturday evening during or after their visit to Anton Pieckplein to contact their doctor. A party took place on Saturday evening on the square in Kaatsheuvel in Brabant.
In various countries, including the Netherlands, reports have recently been made of people who say they have been stung while going out. The victim then becomes unwell. Much is still unclear about this phenomenon, also known as ‘needle spiking’. The police in Brabant do not yet want to say whether the incident in Kaatsheuvel on Saturday also involved needle spiking. “It is still one big question mark. It is really unclear whether this really happened and if so, what exactly happened.”