Elderly woman found dead in Amsterdam home; Police investigating potential murder

An 80-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Amsterdam Nieuw-West on Wednesday afternoon. There are indications that she was killed in a crime, the police said on Friday.

Police officers went to check the woman’s home on Wittgensteinlaan at around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday after she failed to show up for an appointment. They found her body inside.

“Because there are indications of a possible crime, the home is being treated as a crime scene and the police have launched a large-scale investigation team led by a public prosecutor,” the police said.

The police released no further details about what happened to the woman. Investigators asked anyone with information or relevant video footage from dash cams or doorbell cameras to come forward.