Police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's murder in Amsterdam city center home
An investigation into the suspicious death of a 56-year-old woman in her Amsterdam home has led to the arrest of a man who may have murdered her. The woman's body was found on Saturday in her home on Nieuwendijk, a popular city center shopping street, police said the following day.
The suspect was taken into custody about 80 kilometers southeast of the capital in his hometown of Tiel, Gelderland. He was identified by police as being 50 years of age. Police did not say if the man and woman knew each other prior to her death.
The woman's body was found after a well-being check late Saturday afternoon after an individual made contact with authorities. "Around 5 p.m., the police entered the home and the body was found under suspicious circumstances. From that moment on, the home has been a crime scene and several specialist teams arrived to investigate," police said in a statement on Sunday.
Soon after, investigators were led to their suspect in the case. "The man is suspected of killing the woman. The police arrested him in Tiel early in the evening on Sunday," police announced on Monday. The cause and manner of the woman's death was not revealed. Investigators also did not disclose a possible motive.
Anyone with access to camera footage from the Nieuwendijk area during the period from Friday evening to Saturday evening should contact investigators. Police also asked those with knowledge of the case to get in touch with them. Investigators also spent time canvassing the neighborhood searching for leads.
The police officers investigating the case, and the Public Prosecution Service, typically bring a suspect in for an arraignment hearing in front of an examining magistrate within three days of an arrest. That three-period can be extended one time if the case is still developing.
During the arraignment, the magistrate can decide whether to remand the suspect for 14 more days while the investigation continues. At that point, a court can extend pre-trial detention by up to 90 days at a time.
