Chilling CCTV image shows asylum seeker moments before girl, 17, stabbed to death

Police have released a CCTV image of an asylum seeker in the area before he allegedly stabbed a 17-year-old girl to death. The suspect was arrested before the body was discovered for the alleged rape of another woman in Amsterdam and the alleged assault of a third woman. Now, fury has gripped the Netherlands with protests erupting over the femicide. Lisa's lifeless body was discovered in a roadside ditch on Wednesday morning.

The 22-year-old asylum seeker is the main suspect. Campaigners have taken to the streets of cities around the Netherlands as part of a nationwide 'reclaim the night' campaign demanding action to ensure the safety of women and girls in the wake of the violent murder.

CCTV footage shows the suspect cycling in the area, just outside of Amsterdam, where Lisa's body would be found less than an hour later, with stab wounds up to her neck.

Days after the horrific attack, around 500 people took to the streets of Rotterdam carrying signs reading "She had dreams, no grave needed" and "Not all men, but always men".

The 17-year-old's family have asked for the surname and photo not to be circulated, but a representative described their loss as "incomprehensible".

Police previously identified the 22-year-old asylum seeker as their main suspect, and he was understood to have been staying at a site run by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers in Amsterdam at the time of the attack.

He was arrested for the rape of a woman on August 15, just days before Lisa's murder - an offence which reportedly took place just five metres from the ditch where the 17-year-old was found.

He had also been accused of sexually assaulting a third woman on August 10.

The outpouring of anger over the brutal attack has also seen Dutch citizens raise over €400,000 (£346,500) towards the 'reclaim the night' cause.

Poet Nienke Gravemade shared news of the horrific incident in a poem on Instagram, movingly writing that the night had "belonged to [Lisa] too". "I claim the night," she added. "I claim the streets. I claim that the fear be lifted."

Police are continuing to appeal for information about the attack, especially what happened between her departure from Amsterdam and the discovery of her body, with CCTV footage of her last seven minutes alive reportedly missing.

Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, also condemned the murder as "every woman's greatest fear" and said she stood by the protesters, who "are rightly demanding their night back".

"Enjoying freedom should be possible without fear. Safety is not a given. There's no blueprint for addressing this," she told reporters.