Mieke Oort, a Massachusetts woman studying abroad in the Netherlands, was fatally stabbed by her Tinder date.Facebook / Mieke Oort
A 21-year-old Massachusetts woman was fatally stabbed by a Tinder date-turned-stalker in the Netherlands — after he placed a GPS device on her bike when she rekindled her romance with an ex-boyfriend.
Mieke Oort, who was studying at the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, was killed Sunday morning in her apartment in Leeuwarden, a city about 85 miles north of Amsterdam, WCVB reported.
A 27-year-old man identified as Thomas R. was arrested in the murder, MassLive reported, citing Boevennieuws, which described the Dutch suspect as a “jealous Tinder date” of Oort’s.
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“She was the sweetest, strongest woman I knew. She really just put everyone else before her. Everyone,” Danique added.
The grieving sister told the news outlet that the suspect also ignited a fire in the apartment.
“He put a tracker on her bike because in the Netherlands, you bike everywhere,” Danique said. “Right now, we’re just trying to process this whole situation and really say our goodbyes, and make the necessary arrangements that we’ll have to do.”
Mieke and Danique’s father is Dutch and their relatives still live in the Netherlands, WCVB reported. The family is traveling to the Netherlands to receive more information on the shocking case.
Mieke, of Winchester, traveled to the Netherlands in 2020 to enroll in the university after graduating from Winchester High School the year before, according to Boevennieuws.
