Prosecutor demands 16 years in brutal stabbing case

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (29 June 2023) – The Prosecutor’s Office Sint Maarten has entered a demand of sixteen years imprisonment for the brutal assault of a young woman in the vicinity of Emerald Funeral Home in July 2022.

The suspect M.B., the ex-partner of E.H., is on trial on the charge of attempted murder and aggravated assault.

The case was heard in the Court of First Instance on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The verdict in the case will be handed down by the Court of First Instance on July 19, 2023.