Alkmaar court hears case of man accused of killing and dismembering father

A Dutch prosecutor has requested a 12-year prison sentence for a 33-year-old man accused of killing his father in January 2021 and subsequently dismembering the body into 238 parts.

The remains were reportedly stored in 19 trash bags across two freezers and a storage box for over three years. Police discovered the remains in November 2024. During the trial in Alkmaar, prosecutors alleged the victim was struck in the head eight times with a hard object, possibly a Buddha statue, and potentially strangled.

The defendant claims he acted in self-defense after his father attacked him with a knife. However, prosecutors rejected this claim, noting that the man lied to his community for years, claiming his father had moved abroad. Experts assessed the defendant as having slightly diminished responsibility due to a borderline personality disorder. The defendant testified that he had suppressed all memories of the killing and the concealment of the body until shortly after his arrest.