The court in Breda agreed with the Public Prosecution's recommendation on Tuesday, handing out a life sentence to the 62-year-old Johan S. The man was convicted for the murder of the Eindhoven criminal Robert Sengers in Esbeek, Brabant, in 2004. DNA evidence was found 15 years later after the cold case was reopened.
The technology has been touted as increasing police response and keeping neighborhoods safer, but it's also been criticized as not lowering crime and being unfair to minority and low-income residents.