It is a prison sentence of 365 days, of which 363 is conditional. The man has already served the two unconditional days in custody.
The suspect was on his way to his father, who was in the hospital at that time. He had used several medicines, so he could not have gotten into the car, you can read in the court’s verdict.
‘Drive away before I kill you’
The motorist drove at a good speed and was approached by the man on the motor scooter. When both stopped at a traffic light, the suspect told the scooter rider: “If you want to die you have to stay here, drive away before I kill you.”
The motor scooter then tried to get away from the suspect, who continued to haunt him at a short distance and even drove along the cycle path. When the scooter worked out and the Overtoom drives on, the motorist hit him. According to the court, he was strongly deviated from his lane.
The suspect then drove away, but was later arrested. According to the court, the motorist is guilty of attempted manslaughter, because he knowingly did something that the victim could have die. According to the judge, the victim of happiness may be true that he is still alive and that he has not been even more serious.
Only conditional prison sentence
In the past year, the suspect was treated under the supervision of the probation service: “He has learned how to regulate his aggression and emotions to prevent him from ending up in situations,” said the judge, who deliberately does not impose unconditional prison sentence, Because he might lose his work and home. “The court considers that undesirable.”
“At the same time, the court does not want to lose sight of the seriousness of the facts,” said the judge, who calls the conditional prison sentence of almost a year behind the door.