{"id":5955,"date":"2026-03-24T16:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heybali.info\/news\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:12:52","slug":"dutch-tourist-stabbed-in-bali-police-reveal-timeline-of-targeted-attack-as-hunt-for-two-suspects-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heybali.info\/news\/dutch-tourist-stabbed-in-bali-police-reveal-timeline-of-targeted-attack-as-hunt-for-two-suspects-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Tourist Stabbed in Bali: Police Reveal Timeline of Targeted Attack as Hunt for Two Suspects Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BADUNG, Bali \u2014<\/strong> Police have reconstructed the final moments of a Dutch tourist killed in Bali\u2014and the details point not to a random act of violence, but to what investigators increasingly believe was a targeted attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victim, identified as 49-year-old Dutch national Rene Pouw, was fatally stabbed outside a villa in Kerobokan<\/a> on the night of March 23, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has emerged from official police findings and witness accounts is a sequence of events that unfolded with precision\u2014and left little doubt about the level of intent involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Suspicious Presence Before the Attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to investigators, the timeline began nearly an hour before the killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At around 10:00 PM, Pouw and his partner left their residence at Villa Amira No. 3 for a walk. As they passed Villa Amira No. 1, they noticed two men on a black automatic motorcycle behaving unusually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver was wearing a black-and-green ride-hailing jacket, a black helmet, and a blue face mask. The passenger wore an orange T-shirt and no helmet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The motorcycle continued to the end of the alley\u2014then turned around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moments later, they came back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attack: Fast, Violent, and Relentless<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At approximately 10:50 PM, the situation escalated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pouw stopped and asked his partner to lock the villa. Within moments, the two men returned and launched a knife attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His partner was chased by one of the suspects and fled into a darkened area near another villa. From her hiding place, she witnessed something that would later shape the investigation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

one of the attackers briefly entered the victim\u2019s villa\u2014apparently searching for her\u2014before returning to continue the assault on Pouw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The violence did not stop quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It continued until the attackers fled.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Police conduct a crime scene investigation following the murder of a Dutch citizen on Monday evening (March 23, 2026). (Photo: Badung Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Severe Wounds Across the Body<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By the time help arrived, the victim had sustained extensive injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police documentation shows multiple lacerations across critical areas of the body, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n