The victim was walking down the street when the perpetrator on a bicycle attacked her from behind and took her bag. She suffered minor injuries to her shoulder. The suspected perpetrator wanted to flee after the stabbing, but bystanders intervened. According to the police, they managed to overpower the man. The police came to Havenstraat with several vehicles and arrested the man. Officers seized a knife.
It is the second stabbing in Hilversum in a week. A woman died on Sunday after a stabbing incident in a house in the Laanstraat. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for this.