AMSTERDAM — Netherlands ahead Quincy Promes was discovered responsible Monday of stabbing his cousin within the leg and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.

The Amsterdam District Court judges stated the sentence for the offense would often be a yr however they gave Promes an extended sentence as a result of “the suspect is a professional soccer player and Dutch celebrity, and therefore sets an example to others.”

Promes was not in courtroom for the decision. He performs for Spartak Moscow in Russia.

In a written abstract of the decision, the courtroom didn't determine the 31-year-old Promes by identify, in step with Dutch privateness guidelines. But the case has been broadly reported in Dutch media.

Promes has scored seven objectives in 50 worldwide appearances for the Netherlands.

He was convicted of stabbing his cousin within the knee at a household get together in a city close to Amsterdam in July 2020. Police realized of the incident as a result of they had been tapping Promes‘ cellphone as a part of an investigation into drug smuggling.

At the time of the stabbing, Promes performed for Ajax.

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