WILLEMSTAD - 16 years were demanded on appeal against 31-year-old Nathaniel Doran. In the first instance, he was sentenced to 14 years. Doran shot his own cousin in 2017.
According to Doran, he shot to protect himself because his cousin wanted to kill him. The Public Prosecution (OM) does not believe that story and says that Doran shot his relative because of a joke, which he did not like. The judge will rule in three weeks.
According to the OM, the murderer felt humiliated by a joke that was made in front of several people. He later went to revenge his cousin. In his own words, he wanted to get his cousin back by scaring him.
The perpetrator states that the nephew then picked up a gun on which Doran fired several times in defense. The OM does not believe that statement, for example, no weapon was found that the nephew would have used.