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IJmond youth feud: First convict released with ankle monitor

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to ten months in prison, with six months suspended, for the attempted manslaughter and public assault of a teenager from Haarlem during a violent youth feud. Having served four months in pretrial detention, he will be released with an electronic ankle monitor and a one-year ban from entering Haarlem. The case is part of a series of incidents involving rival groups of youths from the IJmond and Haarlem areas that previously led to temporary school closures.

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