Joran Van Der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman. The sentencing was announced earlier today, today also marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Natalie Holloway. Holloway’s parents are still attempting to have Van Der Sloot extradited back to the US to face trial for her murder. Read more about the sentencing after the jump.
Joran van der Sloot has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he had met at a casino in Lima.
Van der Sloot was also fined roughly $74,000 by a three-judge panel in Lima for the murder that took place exactly five years to the day after the disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba.
Van der sloot — who appeared in court wearing a green T-shirt while sweating profusely as he appeared to frequently wipe tears from his eyes — said he was “truly sorry” for the killing of Stephany Flores. He said he had “wanted from the first moment to confess sincerely” to the killing. His lawyer told the court that van der Sloot killed Flores as a result of “extreme psychological trauma” he had suffered from the fallout over the Holloway case.
The 24-year-old Dutchman frequently hung his head as the lengthy charges were read in court. He drank several glasses of water prior to sentencing and appeared to be listening intently to the charges being read by a judge.
Van der Sloot remains the main suspect in that case and Holloway’s parents want him extradited to the United States to be tried on related charges.
Natalee Holloway disappeared on May 30, 2005, during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island where van der Sloot grew up. Her body was never found and repeated searches turned up nothing as intense media coverage brought the case worldwide attention.
Van der Sloot faces a possible 30 years in prison in the killing, though the guilty plea was aimed at winning a lighter sentence. The defense had claimed the killing was manslaughter, which carries a minimum sentence of five years.
In a confession, he had said he killed her in a fit of rage after she discovered on his laptop that he’d been linked to the Holloway disappearance.
But prosecutors said he killed her to rob her after learning she had won money at the casino where they met.
Dam he about to get extradited to the United States? This joint is krazy. yo like he killed her just to rob her after she had won money at the Casino that they meet at, now look where he’s at. This doesn’t make any sense.
Dam he about to get extradited to the United States? This joint is krazy. yo like he killed her just to rob her after she had won money at the Casino that they meet at, now look where he’s at. This doesn’t make any sense.