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Court imposes 30-year sentence for killing Rijswijk neighbor

Court imposes 30-year sentence for killing Rijswijk neighbor

A court in The Hague has sentenced 58-year-old Seyed A. to 30 years in prison for the murder of his 38-year-old neighbor in Rijswijk. The victim was shot in their apartment building's entrance in front of her four-year-old son in September 2024.

Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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