Neighbor Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Paro in Rijswijk

Overview

• A 38-year-old woman named Paro was shot dead in the portico of her Rijswijk apartment building on September 20, 2024 when her neighbour fired seven rounds that hit her head, torso and arm.
• Investigators found bullet impacts in the backpack, lunchbox and hood of Paro’s young son who was at her side during the attack.
• The court convicted 58-year-old Seyed A. of murder and on Monday, June 15, 2026 imposed the maximum temporary sentence of 30 years in prison as sought by the Public Prosecution Service.
• Judges accepted an extensive letter in which Paro documented months of threats from the neighbour, rejected the defence's challenge to that evidence and noted the defendant did not express remorse at trial.
• The court treated the case as a brutal, gendered killing and weighed a 2013 stabbing conviction as an aggravating factor, a ruling that could shape how similar domestic threats and written warnings are used in future prosecutions.