Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
800px-Handcuffed_man_(2)
File photo showing a police arrest - Credit: Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Lionel Allorge
Crime
Amsterdam
arrests
body
fight
Jan van Zutphenstraat
Meer en Vaart police station
police
Friday, 20 May 2016 - 11:30

Share this article:

Woman's body found in Amsterdam home; three arrested

The police discovered the body of a woman in a home on Jan van Zutphenstraat on Thursday night. Three men were arrested. The body was discovered after three men started fighting in front of the police station Meer en Vaart, the police said in a statement. The men were screaming and fighting with each other. When officers intervened, two of the men accused the third of killing a woman. The men were taken into custody and officers were sent to investigate. They fond the woman's body in a home on Jan van Zutphenstraat. The police are investigating the woman's identity. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death.

More like this

Image
Orange crowds in Utrecht during King's Night, 26 April 2026
King's Night celebrations crowded, but mostly festive; Fights in Apeldoorn and Almere
Image
Dutch police station.
Explosive found in confiscated scooter; Amsterda police station evacuated
Image
The front entrance and surrounding area at the Amsterdam Sloterdijk train and metro station. 7 April 2023
Video: Stabbing at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station; 3 hurt
Image
A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Police free boy abducted from Amsterdam street; 3 in custody
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • A'dam journalist’s son attacked with bike chain lock after story about football violence
  • Dutch health insurance to cover gastric reduction surgery for some teens with obesity
  • Italy agrees to start taking asylum seekers back from the Netherlands from next week
  • Dutch companies imported €2 billion worth of dangerous designer drugs from India
  • Rate of birth complications higher in poorer neighborhoods

Top stories

  • Dutch companies imported €2 billion worth of dangerous designer drugs from India
  • Rate of birth complications higher in poorer neighborhoods
  • At least 8 Dutch men suspected of drugging, raping, filming their wives, girlfriends
  • Court rules Ye can remain in Netherlands for Arnhem performances this week
  • New A'dam coalition planning parking +tourist tax hike, free public transport for kids

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content