A 21-year-old man from Assen has been sentenced to two years in prison for a stabbing incident on the Stationsplein in Assen. The man was demanded 15 months, of which 5 months on probation.
The man stabbed someone with a knife on the Stationsplein on September 21 last year during an argument. The victim was slightly injured. The 21-year-old Assenaar was in the square with a 19-year-old friend and a 20-year-old girlfriend. The friend was given a prison sentence of 8 months for his part, of which more than 3.5 months were suspended. The woman was sentenced to 90 hours of community service, half of which was suspended.
The 21-year-old Assenaar was also sentenced for assault and violent theft of soft drugs and a wallet. This happened at the beginning of 2020 at a supermarket in the Euroborg in Groningen. The man had only just been released during pre-trial detention when he committed another crime, this time in Assen.
According to the judge, the victims experienced a shocking and frightening event. This always happened in broad daylight and on the public road. This causes social unrest and an unsafe feeling in society, according to the judge. The fact that knife violence in society has increased in recent years is a reason for the judge to increase the sentence.
The 19-year-old Assenaar should have worn an ankle bracelet during the incident. But he had already cut it before that. As a result, he was unreachable and even untraceable for a while. The woman took both men in her car to Stationsplein. She had a knife up for grabs in her car. She was therefore guilty of illegal possession of weapons and public violence.