Overview

• Hans H. (57) was convicted of murder in Zwolle and sentenced to 14 years in prison plus tbs with compulsory psychiatric care for fatally stabbing his ex-partner Tonnie in Hardenberg in 2024.
• The Drents Museum theft case moved through a regiezitting in Assen as three suspects maintained silence, the OM cited an ‘abundance of evidence,’ defense challenged police tactics and ministerial publicity, and the missing Romanian treasures remained unfound with trial expected in March or April.
• A 16-year-old received 102 days of juvenile detention, equal to time served, for detonating a heavy firework under a police van in The Hague, with the court linking the act to a series of reprisals after a major cocaine theft and imposing strict supervision conditions.
• Rotterdam police arrested several teenagers and a 45-year-old man on suspicion of an attempted attack after death threats at a Gaffelstraat address, seizing automatic firearms and prompting the mayor to close a residence as the investigation continues.
• A 30-year-old from Winschoten was sentenced in Groningen to 532 days in prison and tbs with forced treatment for attacking his neighbor with a club, with the court ruling attempted grievous bodily harm rather than attempted manslaughter.