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A "body" in the Amsterdam trash was a doll
A body found at an Amsterdam-Zuid trash container turned out to be a doll. Sept. 11, 2019 - Credit: Photo: Politie Amsterdam
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Wednesday, 11 September 2019 - 16:59
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"Corpse" found in Amsterdam trash actually a large doll

An investigation into a grizzly report of a dead body wrapped in plastic garbage bags determined that the alleged corpse was actually a doll. Police responded to the underground garbage containers outside a nine-story apartment building on President Kennedylaan in Amsterdam Zuid at about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday where the "mortal remains" were found.

"Extensive research was then done on site, which turned out to be a doll."

Politie in Amsterdam kreeg melding van een ingepakt "lijk" naast de vuilnisbak op de Pres. #Kennedylaan in Amsterdam-z. Dus meteen een grote PD ingericht waar na onderzoek werd ontdekt dat het hier om een pop ging. Hilariteit op de PD dusss..!! pic.twitter.com/qP8kfjlQ36

— Robby Hiel (@PersburoUNN) September 11, 2019

Photos shared on social media showed several police officers gathered at the scene. A tent with the police department's logo on it was erected over the supposed body to provide a private space to carry out the examination in private.

Referencing a photo of the would-be corpse, police said, "It was thus not immediately apparent that this was a doll. In such cases, we always carry out careful investigations with the help of the forensic team, as if there is a corpse the preservation of trace evidence is crucial.

Bijgevoegd een foto. Het was dus niet meteen te zien dat het hier om een pop ging. Wij doen in dit soort gevallen altijd zorgvuldig onderzoek met behulp van het forenisch team, mocht het wel om stoffelijk overschot gaan is het behoud van sporen cruciaal. pic.twitter.com/Tryv1jmL8N

— Politie Eenheid Amsterdam (@POL_Amsterdam) September 11, 2019

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