Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePaul Parker, 52, died in Heerhugowaard from a gunshot wound (AFP/Getty)A Liverpool man, Paul Parker, 52, died in Heerhugowaard, North Holland, on 1 June from a gunshot wound. An inquest at Bootle Town Hall heard that Parker was believed to have been involved in an altercation involving weapons that led to his death. Dutch authorities provided the provisional cause of death as a gunshot wound, and two men were arrested following a "shooting and stabbing incident" at a business premises. Local media reported that Parker was linked to the 2017 murders of Pieter Hoovers and his wife Tae in Amsterdam. Although never arrested for the 2017 murders, a cold-case team in 2024 identified a "British criminal" as the likely perpetrator; the inquest has been adjourned until 18 December. In fullLiverpool man ‘wanted for murders’ killed in the Netherlands, inquest toldThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
British man shot dead in Netherlands was linked to couple’s murder
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePaul Parker, 52, died in Heerhugowaard from a gunshot wound (AFP/Getty)A Liverpool man, Paul Parker, 52, died in Heerhugowaard, North Holland, on 1 June from a gunshot wound. An inquest at Bootle Town Hall heard that Parker was believed to have been involved in an altercation involving weapons that led to his death. Dutch authorities provided the provisional cause of death as a gunshot wound, and two men were arrested following a "shooting and stabbing incident" at a business premises. Local media reported that Parker was linked to the 2017 murders of Pieter Hoovers and his wife Tae in Amsterdam. Although never arrested for the 2017 murders, a cold-case team in 2024 identified a "British criminal" as the likely perpetrator; the inquest has been adjourned until 18 December. In fullLiverpool man ‘wanted for murders’ killed in the Netherlands, inquest toldThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
