Man Jailed for Murder After Denying Son, 14, Treatment for Covid - DutchNews.nl
The jury said he caused irreparable suffering by hiding the boy’s death and blocking a humane goodbye, while four others received shorter sentences.
- A court in Antwerp sentenced Rennlhy Manuela to 23 years in prison after convicting him of murdering his 14-year-old son, Jairon, who died following denial of medical treatment.
- Manuela, a member of a strict Pentecostal sect, refused medical treatment for Jairon in 2021, relying instead on prayers, paracetamol, and a liquid diet for his recovery.
- After Jairon died, Manuela hid the death for eight weeks while his mother, Danica, raised the alarm after contacting the boy's school in Tilburg and being denied access to the villa in Turnhout.
- The Antwerp court stated Manuela "made his child's life subordinate to his radical religious convictions," while four other adults involved received sentences between one and three years.
- Police discovered the boy's body in a villa in Turnhout, Belgium, where housemates had hoped God would resurrect him; investigators found traces of ketamine in his blood.
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Dutch man sentenced to 23 years jail in Antwerp after denying son treatment for Covid-19
A 47-year-old Dutch man, Rennlhij Manuela, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison in Antwerp for the murder of his son, 14-year-old Jairon. The boy’s body was found eight weeks after he had died in his father’s house in Turnhout, Belgium, in January 2022. His mother and brother had no idea where he was during this time. Ketamine was found in the boy’s body. Four other people who lived in the father’s home were given prison sentences of between…
The court in Antwerp has sentenced the father of a 14-year-old boy from Tilburg to a prison term of 23 years. The jury found it proven that Rennlhy M. refused to call for medical help for his son Jairon in late 2021 while he was suffering from COVID-19, could barely eat or drink, and was eventually critically ill. The boy died in early January 2022 in his father's villa in Turnhout, Belgium. His body was not found until eight weeks later. Regar…
Algemeen Dagblad
bd.nlIn Antwerp, a Dutch father (47) has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old son Jairon. In January 2022, the boy died in his father's house in Turnhout, where he was only found by the police eight weeks later. All that time, his mother and brothers did not know where he was. Ketamine was found in the boy's body.
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In Antwerp, a Dutch father (47) has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old son. In January 2022, the boy died in his father's house in Turnhout, where he was only found by the police eight weeks later. All that time, his mother and brothers did not know where he was. Ketamine was found in the boy's body.
It took the jury 3.5 hours, but the decision has been reached. Rennlhij Manuela receives a 23-year prison sentence for the murder of his son Jairon (14). That is three years...
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