Fourteen years in prison for manslaughter of woman in Enschede
The Overijssel District Court convicts a 38-year-old man of manslaughter and assaulting two others.
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A 38-year-old man from Enschede was sentenced on Thursday to fourteen years in prison for the manslaughter of a 43-year-old woman. The Overijssel District Court also found him guilty of assaulting his partner and sister. A co-defendant received a community service order and a prison sentence equal to the time he had spent on remand.
The Overijssel District Court handed down its ruling in Almelo. According to the court, the woman died in March 2025 at the defendant’s home in Enschede. The defendant was convicted of manslaughter, not murder.
The court also ordered him to pay €107,500 in compensation to the next of kin. The full reasoning behind the sentence is not yet known. It is clear, however, that the court considered the circumstances in which the woman died degrading to human dignity.
The defendant was also convicted of assaulting his partner and sister. The Public Prosecution Service had previously sought an eighteen-year prison sentence and argued that the case involved murder. The court did not accept that classification and convicted the man of manslaughter.
A 25-year-old co-defendant was acquitted of involvement in the manslaughter. He was, however, convicted of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. He received 102 days in prison, equal to the time spent on remand, and a 120-hour community service order.
The case came to light in March 2025 when officers went to the home. The victim was found there. The police and the Public Prosecution Service based their investigation partly on DNA evidence, camera footage, phone data and witness statements.
The ruling is a new development compared with the sentence sought at the beginning of October. It is not yet known whether the convicted man or the Public Prosecution Service will appeal.
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The article’s central claim is based on a current report about the judgment and is consistent with the Public Prosecution Service’s earlier official sentencing request. Details about the court’s reasoning and any possible appeal are explicitly presented as uncertain or unknown.
- confirmed A 38-year-old man from Enschede received a fourteen-year prison sentence on 29 October 2026 for the manslaughter of a 43-year-old woman. — Reported by Transport Online on the date of the judgment. source
- confirmed The court ordered €107,500 in compensation to be paid to the next of kin. — Included in the current report on the judgment. source
- confirmed The Public Prosecution Service had previously sought an eighteen-year prison sentence and referred to the case as murder. — Official publication by the Public Prosecution Service dated 1 October 2026. source
- confirmed A 25-year-old co-defendant was acquitted of manslaughter but was sentenced for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. — Included in the current report on the judgment. source
- confirmed The investigation relied partly on DNA, camera footage, phone data and witness statements. — These forms of evidence are mentioned in the Public Prosecution Service’s official sentencing request. source
Editor's note
The conviction and sentences were reported on 29 October 2026. The earlier sentence sought and the investigation details come from the Public Prosecution Service; the full written reasoning for the judgment was not available in the consulted freely accessible sources.Sources
- Vrouw (43) vastgebonden en met bruut geweld gedood: 14 jaar cel voor man uit Enschede — Transport Online
- OM eist 18 jaar cel voor moord in Enschede — Openbaar Ministerie