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Dutch Court Sentences Man To Five Years For Stabbing Girlfriend 258 Times In Front Of Newborn Baby

The Hague court imposed a lighter prison sentence than prosecutors demanded, citing psychosis and diminished responsibility.

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A court in The Hague has sentenced 24-year-old Arnold O. to five years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment for the brutal killing of his girlfriend, 22-year-old Jihaneve, whom he stabbed 258 times in front of their newborn baby.

The killing, which took place on July 18, 2024, in the victim’s Zoetermeer home, was described by the court as “absolutely out of the ordinary in terms of violence and gruesomeness,” as cited by RTL.

The attack was so extreme that, after stabbing the victim, the killer filmed her with her own phone and took a selfie with their two-week-old baby, who was present but unharmed. Police were already at the door at the time, alerted by a nurse who was scheduled to visit the mother and child and heard the victim screaming, “Stop, stop it, you’re killing me.”

The court found Arnold O. guilty of manslaughter, not murder, citing that he was suffering from psychosis at the time and had severely diminished responsibility. Experts testified that the defendant had a mildly diminished mental disability and several psychological disorders, and the judge accepted these findings, noting that the psychiatric treatment, or TBS, would likely last far longer than the five-year prison term.

The sentence was significantly less than the 10 years sought by the prosecution. The prosecutor argued that the motive — accusations of infidelity and doubts about paternity — was unfounded and delusional. According to the prosecutor’s office, “It was all in his head.”

The defendant had a history of violence. Just a month before the killing, he had been released from a 90-day prison sentence for assaulting Jihaneve. Family members were deeply concerned about the couple’s relationship and were preparing to relocate the young woman and her child to Belgium. At the time of the killing, the couple were already living apart.

The victim’s mother condemned the verdict as disgracefully lenient. “My daughter died a horrific death. I can’t say it without tears flowing. And then the judge gives five years… I can’t believe it,” she said outside the courtroom. “This is a slap in the face, a kick in the grave. If I could appeal, I would. To keep fighting for justice.”

Prosecutors highlighted the horror of the crime during the trial, pointing out that the selfie the killer took with the baby allegedly shows the child lying amid his mother’s blood. “How dare you film yourself while you’re seriously injuring your partner?” the prosecutor asked.

The court’s ruling means he will be transferred to a secure psychiatric facility after serving his prison term.


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