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Rotterdam Youth Court Gives 14-Year-Old Year in Custody and PIJ for Killing of Joni, 13

The judge ordered closed treatment under a PIJ measure citing a diagnosed disorder that signals a high risk of reoffending.

Overview

  • The court found manslaughter proven and rejected the teen’s self-defense claim after evidence and wound patterns conflicted with his account.
  • The PIJ measure places him in a closed youth institution for intensive treatment that typically lasts at least three years and can be extended or converted to adult TBS.
  • The sentence matches the Public Prosecution Service’s demand for the maximum one-year juvenile detention supplemented with youth TBS.
  • Judges highlighted earlier serious incidents, including street robberies, and also convicted him of two attempted violent thefts.
  • The defendant did not attend the verdict, will be notified through his lawyer, and both parties have two weeks to appeal.