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Barney Davis

Quincy Promes: Dutch football star sentenced to 18-months in jail for stabbing his cousin

Dutch footballer Quincy Promes has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of stabbing his own cousin in the knee.

A Dutch court sentenced the current Spartak Moscow striker in absentia for the 2020 assault at a family party.

The aggravated assault after an argument broke out between Promes and his cousin, reportedly over a stolen necklace.

Promes is currently living in Moscow and it is not certain he will return to the Netherlands. Last month prosecutors charged him additionally with drug trafficking.

The 31-year-old previously played with Ajax and the Dutch national football team, even scoring against England in a Nations League match.

Promes (left) vies for the ball in a Champions League game (AFP/Getty Images)

Broadcaster RTL reported Promes will appeal the sentence, citing his lawyer.

He is due back in court charged with importing drugs with a street value of £65m.

Promes is accused of investing in two shipments of 1,370kg of cocaine in 2020, with prosecutors claiming he had a role in organising the smuggling.

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