Appeal court clears one police officer in Mitch Henriquez death case
5 years, 6 months ago

Appeal court clears one police officer in Mitch Henriquez death case

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Appeal court judges have upheld the six-month suspended sentences against one of the two police officers who were held responsible for the death of Aruban national Mitch Henriquez, but cleared the other of all charges. The city’s district court ruled in December 2017 that the choke hold used during his arrest was likely to have contributed to his death and found the two officers guilty of assault. The appeal court has now cleared one of the two officers but said the violence used by one officer was ‘out of all proportion’. In particular, the choke hold used to subdue Henriquez was ‘an unmissable link’ in his death, the court said.

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Cop definitely convicted for Aruban man's chokehold death
3 years, 10 months ago

Cop definitely convicted for Aruban man's chokehold death

NL Times  

The Supreme Court upheld a police officer's suspended prison sentence of 6 months for assaulting Mitch Henriquez, resulting in his death in 2015. The cop is thereby definitely convicted for the Aruban man's death after a chokehold was used on him when he was arrested at a music festival in The Hague, NU.nl reports. The cop that was definitely convicted …

Cop acquitted on appeal for Aruban man's fatal arrest
5 years, 6 months ago

Cop acquitted on appeal for Aruban man's fatal arrest

NL Times  

One of two police officers involved in the fatal arrest of Mitch Henriquez was sentenced on appeal to a six-month long suspended prison sentence. The police officer given a suspended sentence, designated as DH01 in the trial, was the one who used a chokehold on the Aruban man during his arrest at a music festival in The Hague in June …

Appeal court asked to uphold sentences against police in Mitch Henriquez case
5 years, 9 months ago

Appeal court asked to uphold sentences against police in Mitch Henriquez case

Dutch News  

Appeal court judges have been asked to uphold six-month suspended sentences against two police officers who were held responsible for the death of Aruban national Mitch Henriquez. The city’s district court ruled in December 2017 that the choke hold used during his arrest was likely to have contributed to his death and found the two officers guilty of assault. The …

Appeal court asked to uphold sentences against police in Mitch Henriquez case
5 years, 9 months ago

Appeal court asked to uphold sentences against police in Mitch Henriquez case

Dutch News  

Appeal court judges have been asked to uphold six-month suspended sentences against two police officers who were held responsible for the death of Aruban national Mitch Henriquez. The city’s district court ruled in December 2017 that the choke hold used during his arrest was likely to have contributed to his death and found the two officers guilty of assault. The …

Cops face prison in fatal chokehold arrest appeal
5 years, 9 months ago

Cops face prison in fatal chokehold arrest appeal

NL Times  

On Monday the Public Prosecutor demanded 6 months in prison against two police officers who the Prosecutor believes payed a culpable role in the arrest of Mitch Henriquez, and his subsequent death. That changed in the appeal because the Public Prosecutor now sees a connection between the man's death and the violence used by the police officers during his arrest, …

Chokehold on Aruban Man Leads to Suspended Prison Sentences for Two Police Officers
7 years ago

Chokehold on Aruban Man Leads to Suspended Prison Sentences for Two Police Officers

NL Times  

Two police officers involved in the fatal arrest of Mitch Henriquez have been convicted of assault with death. The judge ruled that there is a direct link between Henriquez's death and the chokehold used on him during his arrest at a music festival in The Hague in 2015. The two officers were given conditionally suspended prison sentences of 6 months …

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