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Waterpolo sisters guilty of attacking opponentThursday 22 October 2009 Two sisters have been found guilty of physically abusing an opponent during a water polo match by holding her under the water so long she almost drowned, news agency ANP reported on Thursday. The court in Almelo sentenced the girls, aged 17 and 22, to 60 and 120 hours community service. They have also been ordered to pay their victim €800 in damages. The victim suffers from post traumatic stress, panic attacks and concentration problems and was unable to work for six months, the court was told. The judges said the fact that the incident took place during a pause in play was crucial to the case. The victim had just scored and the whistle had gone when the sisters set upon the girl. However, there was no question that the sisters had attempted to murder their victim, as the public prosecution department had claimed, the court ruled. © DutchNews.nl
Lucky for them they are here. In the REAL world they'd be in a jail cell where they belong. By EX-PAT | October 22, 2009 6:07 PM Wow. That's a complete joke. I guess they would have actually had to kill her in order to merit a punishment. Now that I know you can ALMOST kill someone here and get community service, that just confirms that this country has lost its way when it comes to punishing crime, whether it is theft, destruction of private property or attempted murder. It's time for the Dutch to stop with the fait accompli school of justice. By John McCarthy | October 22, 2009 6:57 PM Send them to a "real" prison for 2 years. The sentences dished out here are a sad joke! By bet | October 22, 2009 9:53 PM Completely agree with you John, that is no justice what so ever. At least the victim can hopefully make a good recovery from this - as for the 2 girls - they have now Criminal Records & I hope they endure many difficulties for the rest of their lives. By Wiemer | October 23, 2009 7:54 AM
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and why the hell is this not classes as attempted murder or something more srious than the charge against them, crazy, 120 hours of community service lol, are you mad, maybe try this, stop looking for cannabis and look for REAL crimes
By adhd | October 22, 2009 5:19 PM