Both Defendant and Prosecutors Appeal Amsterdam King’s Day Rape Sentence

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The Public Prosecution Service is appealing the verdict in the case involving the rape of a woman in Amsterdam on King's Day this year. Sirio S. was sentenced to eighteen months in prison, six months of which were suspended. The prosecution had demanded a three-year sentence. The defense is also appealing. The prosecution believes the rape was intentional, but the court ruled otherwise last month. This is partly why the sentence was lower than t…

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Bouchra D. (25) stabbed her half-sister Anouk to death with 88 stab wounds in October 2021. Three years ago, the court ruled that D. was experiencing psychosis and therefore not responsible. She was sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment (TBS) with conditions. The prosecution considered this sentence too lenient, as they believed Bouchra was partly aware of what she was doing. On appeal, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a ten-year …

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The Public Prosecution Service is appealing the conviction of a man for raping a woman on King's Day. The man received an eighteen-month prison sentence, six months of which were suspended. This is too low, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said after a report by the AD newspaper. The prosecutor had requested a three-year prison sentence.

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The case surrounding the King's Day rape on Keizersgracht will continue, with both parties—the convicted Sirio S. and the Public Prosecution Service—affected by the appeal. The Public Prosecution Service and the suspect's lawyer confirmed this to AT5, following a report by Het Parool. The 28-year-old Italian S. was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison, six months of which were suspended. "The Public Prosecution Service argues that this wa…