Inquest hears details of British student’s fatal stabbing in Amsterdam

Danny Castledine, 22, was stabbed to death and left at the bottom of steps leading to a basement flat in June 2022, an inquest heard. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A British student was stabbed to death in Amsterdam, dragged and left at the bottom of steps belonging to a basement apartment, an inquest has heard.

Danny Castledine, 22, was attacked in the early hours of 1 June 2022, during a visit to the Dutch capital after travelling with a friend to a music festival in Belgium. His body was discovered by a passerby at the bottom of the steps at about 3.30am.