STRANGE INDEED

A man wrongfully convicted of the murder of a 10-year-old girl has been awarded $706,000 by the Netherlands government. Kees B. served more than four years of an 18-year sentence for the slaying of Nienke Kleiss and the attempted murder of her friend, 11-year-old Maikel, in the Beatrixpark in Schiedam in 2000.

The defendant was near the scene of the killing and the news agency ANP said he was known to have a 'pedophile disposition.' He confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest but later withdrew his statement, Expatica reported.

The man was freed in December 2004 after Wik H., who was arrested for a sexual assault, admitted killing Kleiss.

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