Father jailed for six years for killing linesman at Dutch youth game
Six teenagers get sentences of up to two years for the manslaughter of Richard Nieuwenhuizen
Associated Press
The Guardian, Monday 17 June 2013 16.09 BST
Richard Nieuwenhuizen
Richard Nieuwenhuizen was killed by youth players and one of their fathers while acting as a linesman during his son's match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
A Dutch court has convicted six young footballers and the father of one of the players of manslaughter in the death of a volunteer linesman who was knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked after a youth match last December.
Judges in Lelystad sentenced the 50-year-old father to six years in prison for the manslaughter of Richard Nieuwenhuizen, who was the father of a member of the opposing team. Five teenaged players were given two-year sentences in youth detention for their roles in the attack and another was sentenced to a year.
A seventh player, age 15, was sentenced to 30 days' detention for assault. The fatal attack took place on 2 December in the city of Almere, after the home team Buitenboys drew 2-2 with Nieuw Sloten.
