Video: Man found dead in residential tower in heart of Rotterdam; Police suspect crime

Thursday, 20 August 2026 - 08:01 Share this article: The police discovered the body of a man in an apartment in the center of Rotterdam on Wednesday afternoon. The police suspect that the man had been killed in a crime and that he likely died a few days before his body was found. An acquaintance of the man called the police at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday because they couldn’t reach him. Officers went to check the apartment on Botersloot and found the man dead inside. The police cordoned off the area and launched a large-scale investigation, putting 20 detectives on the case. According to Rijnmond, officers could be seen investigating in the Statendam residential tower and its immediate vicinity.Officers also went door-to-door asking locals if they heard or saw anything peculiar between 1