Babysitter Who Served Time for Fatally Abusing a Two-Year-Old Gets 30-Year Sentence for Killing Second Child

Dave De K. received a 30-year prison sentence in Belgium for abducting and murdering four-year-old Dean, whose body was discovered in the Netherlands (Credit: Belgian Federal Police / police.be)

Babysitter Dave De K., 39, received a 30-year prison sentence in Ghent, Belgium, on Monday for abducting and killing four-year-old Dean.

De K. had previously served time for the abuse and death of a two-year-old in 2008. He received a 10-year prison sentence in that case and was released in 2018. His latest conviction concerned Dean's abduction and death in January 2022.