Dutch court sentences man over killing of former wife

A Dutch court has sentenced a 52-year-old man to 12 years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment for killing his former wife in Lent, according to a report by Dutch news agency ANP published by Nieuws.nl. The Gelderland District Court convicted Danny C. of manslaughter but acquitted him of murder.

ANP reported that C. stabbed Susanne 25 times in October 2025. She was taken to hospital, where she died of her injuries.

The court said a witness’s account suggested C. had gone to speak to Susanne that evening, and that carrying a knife was not enough to prove he had planned the killing in advance. It also considered plausible his explanation that he had used the knife for fishing earlier that day.