Tattoo shop owner (46) sentenced to years in prison for fatal assault on friend and employee Steve
Tattoo shop owner Izmael el B. was sentenced to over five years in prison for the aggravated assault that led to the death of his employee, Steve Mahakena. Despite El B.'s claims that the victim was attacked by third parties, the court found him responsible based on forensic evidence.
Izmael el B., a tattoo shop owner and convicted drug trafficker, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for the fatal assault of his employee and friend, Steve Mahakena. The incident occurred three and a half years ago at El B.'s apartment in Hoofddorp. While the court acquitted him of murder and manslaughter charges, it found him guilty of aggravated assault resulting in death. El B. had consistently claimed that Mahakena arrived at his home already injured after being attacked by vigilantes, but forensic evidence, including blood patterns, refuted his account.
The court reduced the final sentence slightly from the prosecution's demand of seven years due to the lengthy duration of the legal proceedings. El B. previously served time in 2013 for drug trafficking and organized crime. Having already spent two years in pre-trial detention, he will now serve the remainder of his sentence. It remains unclear whether either the defense or the prosecution intends to appeal the court's decision.
Based on reporting by rss. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
