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Psychiatric treatment for man who hit coffeeshop worker 18 times with bicycle kickstand

Psychiatric treatment for man who hit coffeeshop worker 18 times with bicycle kickstand

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to mandatory psychiatric treatment (TBS) for attacking two coffeeshop employees on Amsterdam's Kloveniersburgwal with a bicycle kickstand. The court ruled the incident was attempted murder, as one victim was struck 18 times in the head and neck, but the defendant was found legally insane due to a psychotic disorder. Instead of prison, the man will undergo mandatory treatment for up to nine years.

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