Jos B. sentenced on appeal to 16 years for kidnapping, abusing and killing Nicky Verstappen

Jos B. sentenced on appeal to 16 years for kidnapping, abusing and killing Nicky Verstappen

The 59-year-old Jos B. from Simpelveld was sentenced on appeal on Friday to 16 years in prison for kidnapping, abusing and killing Nicky Verstappen in 1998, plus being in possession of child pornography.

Severe sentence for Jos B. on appeal: 16 years in prison in Nicky Verstappen case

Earlier, the court in Maastricht demanded 12.5 years in prison. Both Jos B. and the Public Prosecution Service appealed against this.

Nicky Verstappen's killer sentenced to 16 years in jail on appeal - DutchNews.nl

Appeal court judges in Den Bosch have sentenced Jos Brech to 16 years in jail for the kidnapping, manslaughter and sexual abuse of Nicky Verstappen, the 11-year-old boy taken from a tent at a campsite in 1998. The court said it had also taken into account the parent’s wait of more than 20 years to find out what had happened to their child in imposing the longer sentence. In addition, the fact that Jos Brech had never showed any remorse...