A 62-year-old motorist who seriously assaulted another motorist on February 9 of this year was sentenced this week to six months in prison. The assault took place after both motorists got into a fight on the A10 Noord.
They left the highway at exit S117 and got out at the intersection of the intersection of IJdoornlaan with Vorticellaweg. The 62-year-old man knocked the victim there. The victim was unconscious for fifteen minutes and suffered traumatic brain injury. He still sees double.
Threats
The cause of the quarrel cannot be fully determined, but can, according to the court, remain in the middle. It is clear that the perpetrator and his passenger, whose identity is still unclear, then made threats. For example, the passenger even waved boxing gloves. After the occupants had got out, the perpetrator walked up to the victim in one go and immediately dealt blows.
The perpetrator has no remorse and believes that he himself is the victim of the situation. In the verdict However, the court writes that he had ‘purely offensive intentions’ and that it was not self-defense, as his lawyer argued.
Unrecognizable anymore
The victim indicated that she still suffers from the physical and psychological consequences. He says he no longer recognizes himself and cannot plan anything anymore, both at work and privately. According to his partner, he can no longer laugh at anything and has become dependent on his partner.
The public prosecutor thought it was attempted manslaughter, but the court does not think so. For example, there is no evidence that the motorist intended to beat the victim to death, nor that there was a significant chance that the victim would die. Aggravated assault has been proven.
Pre-trial detention
The perpetrator has already been in pre-trial detention for three months, which means that he has to go to prison for another three months. According to the court, the six-month prison sentence is an ‘appropriate and necessary response’. He also has to pay around 8400 euros in compensation.
2023-09-02 15:29:29
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