Overview
- Rotterdam court convicted a 16-year-old from Alblasserdam of two attempted manslaughter counts, public violence and extortion after kicking victims in the head as they lay on the ground.
- The youth was found diminished in responsibility with a high risk of reoffending and received 180 days’ juvenile detention with most suspended, a 60-hour service order, damages and mandatory treatment.
- Den Bosch judges gave Helmond father Jon T. seven years for causing the fatal brain injury to his six-week-old son Mats in 2021, a verdict reached after experts ruled out accidental causes.
- The father maintains he did not harm the baby, yet the court noted earlier rib fractures and his refusal to explain what happened.
- In a separate case, an Emmen man, 24, was sentenced to 15 months, with six suspended, for assaults on his parents and related offenses, as the court rejected attempted manslaughter for lack of proof.