Killing of Nicole van den Hurk

On 6 October 1995, 15-year-old Nicole van den Hurk k]) disappeared on her way to work in Eindhoven, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. On 22 November, her body was found in the woods between the towns of Mierlo and Lierop.In 2011, Van den Hurk's stepbrother confessed to the killing, but was released a month later due to lack of evidence; he later said he had falsely confessed to get her body exhumed for DNA tests. DNA collected from the girl's exhumed remains and from the crime scene led to the arrest of a man in news reports) in January 2014. Charged with rape and manslaughter, De G. was acquitted of manslaughter but found guilty of rape in November 2016, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. After the public prosecution appealed against the acquittal, De G. was convicted of manslaughter and his sentence was increased to twelve years.

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