Steven M spat the enforcer of last year from his bike in the face of long-term enforcement. He was tracked down after DNA testing.

The Surinamese Amsterdam was the conductor on the tram in 1999, stabbed with a knife. The culprit was never caught. The traumatic incident ruined his life: he became incapacitated and therefore lost his job and family. ,, Where were you when I caught a knife? “The suspect shouted bitterly lost during the hearing at the present CFP enforcement. ,, I have my life and then come whining about this pathetic male a little saliva.” Moreover M. was already previously convicted of threatening a train conductor. That made his DNA profile in the database ended.



Signal

With the conviction the prosecution would send a signal to perpetrators of violence against officials with a public function. ,, We want not only to staff transport ‘just’ do their work, but also for example, faculty and staff in care, “the press officer said satisfied. It is the first time that a suspect was convicted through a dna match.

The conviction follows a test called a DNA kit, which absorbs saliva after spit incidents and sends it to a lab to determine a DNA profile. when that profile can be matched with a person in the national DNA database, Justice will prosecute. ,, Spitting happening in Amsterdam alone dozens of times a year in public transport. the offenders are mostly away quickly and then almost untraceable. let this thing be a warning to perpetrators that they do not just get away with this, “sneered the officer.

the Public Prosecutor demanded a community service of forty hours, half suspended. The magistrate vonniste accordance with the requirements of the Public Prosecutor. The test with the DNA kit will be continued in public transport and possibly extended to other public sectors