The Belgian police received a report on the morning of August 16 that a deceased person had been found just over the border crossing at Hazeldonk in Belgium. Both the Belgian and Dutch police are investigating the circumstances, and a Major Investigation Team (TGO) has been established in The Hague for this purpose.

All information is welcome

From the investigation, it has emerged that the victim was from Suriname and had been staying in Almere and Amsterdam before his death. The police are making a strong appeal to anyone who spoke to the victim before his death or may have seen him somewhere. It may also be that people have information in another way that could be important to this investigation.

If you have information that may be important to this investigation, please contact the police via the tip line (0800-6070). If you want to speak confidentially with the police, you can also contact the National Intelligence Team (088-6617734). This team can then refer you to the Special Witness Team (TBG) or the Criminal Intelligence Team (TCI). These teams ask for your name, place of residence, date of birth, and phone number, but may keep the identity of their sources confidential. The teams do not share this information. If you only want to share information completely anonymously, this can be done via Report Crime Anonymously.