18 dec 2023 om 22:15
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is demanding a prison sentence of 3.5 years against a 29-year-old ex-soldier from Helvoirt in Brabant. Yourrie W. is suspected of killing an 83-year-old cyclist and assaulting his girlfriend and holding him hostage.
According to the Public Prosecution Service, W. drove 122 kilometers per hour on August 10 on a road where 60 kilometers per hour is permitted. He was driving under the influence of amphetamine and alcohol. The man hit the cyclist from behind on the Werkmansweg in Weert. The 83-year-old victim did not survive the accident.
The Public Prosecution Service demands a prison sentence of 3.5 years, of which one year is conditional. The officer spoke of “very dangerous driving behavior”. According to him, there is recklessness, the most serious form of manslaughter. In addition to the prison sentence, he demanded a driving ban of five years.
The suspect says he cannot remember anything about the ride, but does remember that he was “very shocked” by the blow. When he noticed that the victim was unresponsive, W. decided to drive away from the accident and tried to take his own life. The ex-soldier crashed the car into a tree a few 100 meters away.
“I didn’t want to survive,” said W. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has an alcohol and drug addiction. He admitted to drinking gin that day. “That cannot be justified.” He told the relatives he was “terribly sorry”.
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W. also suspected of assaulting and taking her girlfriend hostage
W. is also suspected of assaulting and locking up his girlfriend. They had a toxic relationship and were both significantly under the influence of narcotics, the prosecutor reported.
W. denies having hit and punched his girlfriend. He says she was suicidal and he didn’t want to let her go in that condition.
He wanted to escape the chaos after her departure and drove to a friend’s house on August 10. He got into the car full of emotion: “I was ashamed of what had happened. I wanted to leave the village.”
The court will make its ruling on January 15.
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2023-12-18 21:15:49
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