Rotterdam police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering two prostitutes in the early 1990s, reports NOS broadcaster.

The 58-year-old from Schiedam, who was picked up thanks to a new analysis of DNA evidence, may also be implicated in three other murders.

Two partially-undressed prostitutes were found murdered in the centre of Rotterdam in 1990 and 1991, having been stabbed to death.

But the ‘cold case’ was revived as part of a national investigation of murdered prostitutes, using modern forensic techniques.

A spokeswoman for the Dutch prosecutor said: ‘Twenty-seven years ago, DNA testing was not possible. But now we can do a lot more than that. And this means that we can still solve this sort of case.’

There were another three unsolved murders of prostitutes in Rotterdam in 1989 and 1999 and the police team is investigating whether the arrested man may have been involved.