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Martijn van de L. was found dead two weeks after police said they wanted to question him about the death of a woman in Arnhem in May 2022
Martijn van de L. was found dead two weeks after police said they wanted to question him about the death of a woman in Arnhem in May 2022 - Credit: Arnhem Politie / Politie - License: All Rights Reserved
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Martijn van de L.
Rijkerswoerdse Plassen
Arnhem
Cuijkstraat
Sunday, 29 May 2022 - 17:00

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Search by boat in Rijkerswoerdse Plassen for Arnhem suspect

The suspect’s last name was redacted when he was found dead in Arnhem on 10 June 2022.

The police are searching Sunday afternoon with a sonar boat in the Rijkerswoerdse Plassen for 41-year-old Martijn van de L. from Arnhem who may be involved in the death of a woman in the Gelderland capital, a spokesperson confirmed after reporting by De Gelderlander. The search in the recreation area near Arnhem is not based on a concrete clue, the police said.

Police previously distributed his photo and name, warning that the man could pose a danger to himself and those around him.

The woman was found on Thursday evening in the Cuijkstraat in the Arnhem district of De Laar. Police have not released any details about her cause of death or her relationship with the suspect. However, many of the woman's neighbors told De Gelderlander that Van de L. was the woman's partner and that they often had troubling fights, which prompted them to call 112.

"Such a sweet girl. We have called the police several times. If only I had done that now," downstairs neighbor Linda van Dijk told De Gelderlander.

Reporting by ANP and NL Times

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