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Reduced sentences for German biker gang members over TikTok stabbing; Court: ‘Victims also played a role in escalation’

Reduced sentences for German biker gang members over TikTok stabbing; Court: ‘Victims also played a role in escalation’

Two German motorcycle gang members received reduced prison sentences on appeal for a stabbing in Heemskerk triggered by a dispute on TikTok. The court sentenced the defendants to one and four years respectively, concluding that the victims also played a role in escalating the situation.

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