Overview

• The Den Bosch court on Tuesday found the Helvoirt parents guilty of death by culpability and imposed a nearly two‑year prison term that is fully suspended.
• Prosecutors had sought six years for manslaughter, yet the panel ruled there was no intent to kill.
• The 17‑day‑old infant died in February last year of undernutrition after being fed mushrooms and soy powder mixed with demineralised water; the father’s emergency call and resuscitation attempts did not save the child.
• Forensic experts concluded both parents suffer from a delusional disorder and are of diminished responsibility, with the risk of recurrence assessed as negligible after the mother’s sterilization.
• The pregnancy and home birth occurred without medical care, the mother’s condition was life‑threatening at about 40 kilos, and police later found a removed website promoting the supposed divine power of psilocybin, reflected in the baby’s name Psilocybe Mycelium.