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Again prison sentences in Nieuwenhuizen case
The suspects of the death of Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen were again given prison sentences. The father of of the kids got six years inprisonment. During this second tril the father and five kids were found guilty of manslaughter. During the first Nieuwenhuizen trial seven were. The seventh person is now found guilty of violence in public. That is the verdict of the court earlier this Thursday. A few suspects said they want to step to the Court of Appeal, the last option to appeal against the verdict of the judges. After the trial the judges said there was “an explosion of violence” during the incident one year ago. Linesman…
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7 suspects guilty of manslaughter on linesman Nieuwenhuizen
7 suspects guilty of manslaughter on linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen. The father is punished with 6 years imprisonment. Six minors all got the maximum penalty possible in juvenile justice for their age. One who was 15-years-old during the incident got a jail sentence of 10 months The others all got 1,5 years jailtime. The judges agree with the Dutch forensics that Nieuwenhuizen died in December due too violence against him. The lawyers of the kids tried to convince the judges that the linesman could have died due to a weakness in his veins. According to the court that theory is not proven. An eight suspect was sentenced with 17 days jailtime…
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Dead Dutch linesman trial: suspects speak in court
The dead Dutch linesman trial started today in court. Suspects could speak in court today. Some did, but their stories didn’t always match. The situation Back to the 2nd of December 2012. Youth teams of Buitenboys and Nieuw Sloten were competing with each other. Richard Nieuwenhuizen was a linesman of the home team – in the Dutch system most teams have their own (non-neutral) assistant referee. Just a few minutes before the end Nieuw Sloten scored the 2:2 equaliser. The goal scorer walked by the assistant referee and said to him the AR should ‘keep up with him’ when he ran to the goal. “He was biased and very stern…
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Richard Nieuwenhuizen memorial match
During a memorial match in honour of killed linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen about 55 thousand euro’s were collected for the family of the killed linesman. Many companies and people helped voluntarily to organise a charity match between Buitenboys, Nieuwenhuizen’s club, and former Dutch internationals. “It was a fantastic evening”, says the club in a statement afterwards. Former internationals Ronald de Boer, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, Ronald Koeman en Ruud van Nistelrooij were present. Richard Nieuwenhuizen memorial match The start of the match was special: former Manchester United goalie Edwin van der and Nieuwenhuizen’s son Mykal entered the pitch as captains. Right before the match players of both teams and…
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Referees in the media (Richard Nieuwenhuizen)
This version of Referees in the media will be different, because a Dutch linesman has died because of an attack after a football match. You can read the full story of the incident with Nieuwenhuizen with updates on my blog. Thanks for all your messages I got. Also thanks for your suppport in the Respect for Richard campaign. The family of the killed linesman also said they were very happy that they got so much support from all over the world. Normally I do post all sorts of stories in this section, but today I only added quotes about the deadly incident with the Dutch linesman. “We never had anything…
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Manslaughter case because of killed linesman Nieuwenhuizen
Three teenagers face manslaughter charges because of the death of assistant referee Richard Nieuwenhuizen. The kids have to appear in court Thursday 6th of December for the first time. A judge will decide if the detention of the suspects will be extended. The prosecutor already announced will then officially be charged with manslaughter, assault and public violence for alleged involvement in an incident last weekend after the match between youth teams form Buitenboys and Nieuw Sloten. In the Dutch referee system it’s common that parents or club members officiate as a linesman on almost all amateur levels. Buitenboys linesman Nieuwenhuizen was flagging his son’s match and afterwards he was beaten…
