Depressed Student Tijn B. Wanted to Be Shot Dead in the House of Representatives Building

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"The biggest mistake of his life." That's how 19-year-old Tijn B. now describes his desperate act earlier this year. On February 13, at 6:30 PM, the history student from Nijmegen entered the House of Representatives building armed with a large knife, threatened a hostess, and jumped over the security gates. He hoped the Marechaussee would shoot him dead. He was depressed and didn't want to live anymore, he told the court in The Hague on Wednesda…

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On Wednesday, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a two-year prison sentence, 19 months of which were suspended, for a 19-year-old man from Nijmegen who entered the House of Representatives building with a knife in February. "That strikes at the very heart of democracy," the prosecutor said. The Public Prosecution Service also requested 240 hours of community service.