Body found "under suspicious circumstances" in Amsterdam flat

A body was found "under suspicious circumstances" in an apartment on Bolestein in Amsterdam-Zuid on Sunday afternoon, the Amsterdam police said on Twitter. A suspect was arrested and the police are investigating what happened, according to ANP.

The police went to check the apartment after receiving a report that there was a deceased person in the home.

On Sunday night, the police could not yet comment on the identity of the victim or his or her relationship with the suspect.