Dutchman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder Connected to Fake Marriage Scheme
A Dutch national has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison for murdering a man whose mother was part of a fake marriage scheme in London.
LONDON—A Dutchman has been given a life sentence for killing a man who was fatally stabbed while trying to stop his mother, involved in a sham marriage scam, from being robbed.
Riches Obi, 25, was stabbed multiple times and bled to death in Elephant and Castle, south London, on Nov. 17, 2020.
His mother, Bernadette Ortet, a case worker at an immigration law firm, was found tied up in a bedroom with a scarf around her neck.
On Friday, Jurick Croes, 38, was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years for Mr. Obi’s murder.
Raichell Felomina, 39, received a 7.5-year sentence for falsely imprisoning Ms. Ortet.
Suvenca Martis, 33, was sentenced to a total of 11.5 years for false imprisonment and conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
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She received a concurrent five-year sentence after admitting to drug offenses related to heroin, crack cocaine, and MDMA found in her flat that she claimed belonged to her boyfriend.
Judge Philip Katz, KC, mentioned that Felomina and Martis, although acquitted of murder and manslaughter, are subject to deportation to the Netherlands after serving their sentences.
Killer and Accomplices Grew Up on Dutch Caribbean Island
Croes, Felomina, and Martis are Dutch nationals from the Caribbean island of Curacao, part of the Netherlands.
Judge Katz believed they conspired to rob Ms. Ortet and described the murder as a consequence of their criminal plan when Mr. Obi intervened.
Ms. Ortet now lives in Nigeria, and Ms. Obi is believed to be in the United States.
