If Joran Van der Sloot hoped his guilty plea
in the killing of Stephany Flores would win him a light sentence, no
such luck: A court in Peru sentenced him to 28 years today—he faced a
maximum of 30—and ordered him to pay a $75,000 fine to Flores' family,
report Fox News and the AP.
The sentencing comes a day after a US judge declared Natalee Holloway dead.
Van der Sloot remains the prime suspect in her 2005 disappearance, and
her parents are still pushing for him to be extradited to the US to face
trial.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
OZ'd: Van der Sloot Pleads Guilty!
Joran Van der Sloot has officially admitted to killing
at least one woman: He pleaded guilty today to the 2010 murder of
21-year-old Stephany Flores,
a killing that occurred five years to the day after the disappearance
of Natalee Holloway. "Yes, I want to plead guilty. I wanted from the
first moment to confess sincerely," he told the court in Lima, Peru. "I
truly am sorry for this act. I feel very bad." His lawyer then argued
that the killing was born from the "extreme psychological trauma" Van
der Sloot suffered in the wake of the Holloway vanishing.
The
24-year-old Dutch citizen's trial opened last week, but was adjourned
until today after Van der Sloot asked for more time to "reflect" on his plea.
The AP notes that he said last week that he was inclined to confess—Van der Sloot admitted to authorities that he killed Flores in a fit of rage—but didn't accept the aggravated murder charges the prosecution seeks. The panel of three judges has 48 hours to render a sentence. Prosecutors are calling it first-degree murder, and want 30 years; the defense says the killing was manslaughter, which has a minimum sentence of five years. Van der Sloot entered the plea in hopes of a reduced sentence.
The AP notes that he said last week that he was inclined to confess—Van der Sloot admitted to authorities that he killed Flores in a fit of rage—but didn't accept the aggravated murder charges the prosecution seeks. The panel of three judges has 48 hours to render a sentence. Prosecutors are calling it first-degree murder, and want 30 years; the defense says the killing was manslaughter, which has a minimum sentence of five years. Van der Sloot entered the plea in hopes of a reduced sentence.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
OFFICIAL: Van Der Sloot Finally going to OZ!
After more than a year in a Peruvian jail, Joran Van Der Sloot has been formally charged with the murder of a young woman found dead in his hotel room. Prosecutors say the Dutchman bludgeoned to death 21-year-old Stephany Flores in a rage after she discovered his link to the Natalee Holloway case. They're seeking a 30-year-sentence and a $73,000 restitution payment to her family, CNN reports.
Van Der Sloot's lawyer has offered a guilty plea in return for a much shorter sentence. "We think 30 years is too much for this crime since it was an isolated incident without any further acts of violence," he explained. Under Peruvian law, Van Der Sloot would have to be freed if there was no trial by the end of this year. A hearing has been scheduled for September. Van Der Sloot was arrested and questioned extensively—but never charged—in the 2005 disappearance of Holloway, an Alabama teen who vanished while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba.
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