Five-year prison sentence for killing ex-girlfriend in West home

Misael L. has been sentenced to five years in prison by the court for the death of his then-girlfriend in 2024. The victim was discovered severely injured inside her home on the Chasséstraat in Amsterdam-West after police were summoned to the scene. Despite efforts to resuscitate her and emergency hospital treatment, she succumbed to her wounds days later. A forensic pathologist identified two lacerations on the victim, including a fatal arterial wound on her upper leg, leading the court to conclude she was cut or pushed into a sharp object. Notably, the victim's young daughter was present in the home at the time of the incident.

The court rejected the prosecution's request for an eight-year sentence, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to prove the defendant intended to kill the victim. However, he was found guilty of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death, as well as trespassing and assaulting an officer in a separate incident. The defendant must pay significant damages to the survivors.