Ten years after his death in The Hague, Moroccan man finally identified

Ten years after an unidentified homeless man died alone in a hospital in The Hague, a breakthrough investigation stretching from the Netherlands to Rabat and Italy has finally restored his identity and given his family long-awaited answers.

The man died on April 14, 2016, at Leyenburg Hospital in The Hague after years spent living on the streets. Despite a police investigation, no one was able to identify him, and his case gradually faded into obscurity.

Nearly a decade later, the Dutch Cold Case and Missing Persons Team reopened the investigation. A crucial lead emerged after banners displayed across The Hague prompted someone who had once met the man to come forward, Dutch media reported on Tuesday. According to the witness, the man called himself Miloud and said he came from Rabat.

That clue led investigators to Morocco, where they launched a search through local advertisements in hopes of finding relatives. Their efforts eventually reached a man claiming to be Miloud’s nephew. He told investigators that his uncle had been homeless in the Netherlands for years and had vanished without a trace.

The trail then extended to Italy, where another relative, believed to be Miloud’s brother, was located. After noticing striking similarities between the two men, investigators ordered DNA testing.

The results confirmed what the family had feared for years: the unidentified man who died alone in a Dutch hospital was indeed 61-year-old Miloud. For his relatives, the discovery ended a decade of uncertainty and silence.