The Public Prosecution Service demands 24 months of imprisonment, of which 6 are conditional, for a 34-year-old woman from Putten. She accused a psychiatric patient of sending her messages. Many messages and threats led to the mans conviction. Later, these messages were found to be false and sent by the woman herself, resulting in the wrongful conviction of the psychiatric patient.
Defendant has appealed
Investigation by the editorial team of the program Zeeman confronts stalkers and the police revealed that the woman sent the messages herself, thus stalking herself. When it became clear that the woman was responsible for sending the messages and therefore for the stalking, she was prosecuted. In 2024, the Public Prosecution Service demanded 18 months of imprisonment, of which 6 were conditional, for the woman, on suspicion of false reporting, misuse of personal data, threats, and defamation. Additionally, the Public Prosecution Service requested a contact ban and mandatory treatment. The court followed this request. The defendant has appealed against that sentence.
Higher sentence demand in appeal
The public prosecutor demands a prison sentence of 24 months, of which 6 months are conditional with a probation period of 3 years. Furthermore, the Public Prosecution Service demands a 5-year contact ban stating that the defendant must not contact the victim. In court, the public prosecutor stated: “With a prison sentence of 18 months, of which 6 are conditional, the defendant would, in the end, spend less time in detention than the victim has already spent due to her actions. Such a sentence I find insufficient to do justice to the seriousness of the facts.”