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Prosecutors suspect arrested partner of murdering Amsterdam ABN Amro employee (40)

A 39-year-old man is suspected of murdering his partner, an ABN Amro employee whose body was found in their Amsterdam home two weeks ago. While the suspect remains in custody, the victim's family is seeking legal action to stop the circulation of private photos on social media. Police have clarified that this case is unrelated to the separate killing of another ABN Amro colleague in Nieuw-Vennep.

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