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Rotterdam Court Hands 14-Year-Old Maximum Juvenile Term and Youth TBS for Killing of Joni, 13

The PIJ measure places him in a secure youth facility for intensive treatment, with potential extensions or later conversion to adult TBS.

Overview

  • Judges found manslaughter proven and rejected his claim of self‑defense as inconsistent with the case file and injuries.
  • The sentence pairs one year of juvenile detention—the statutory maximum for offenders aged 12 to 15—with a PIJ (youth TBS) order.
  • The order entails placement in a closed youth institution for treatment that typically starts at three years and can be extended after periodic reviews.
  • The court also convicted him of additional violent offenses, including two attempted robberies, one involving the stabbing of a woman.
  • The court said he initiated the meeting that led to the stabbing in a Schiedam park; there were no eyewitnesses, and he has two weeks to consider an appeal.