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Friday, 20 May 2016 - 11:30

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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.

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