Dutch film-maker's killer jailed for life

A Dutch court sentenced the confessed killer of Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh to life imprisonment today.

It is the harshest sentence possible for a murder that stunned the country, heightened ethnic tensions and raised concerns about home-grown Islamic terrorism.

Mohammed Bouyeri, 27, had mounted no defence at his two-day trial in Amsterdam earlier this month for the murder on November 2 of van Gogh, whom he accused of insulting Islam, and told the court he would do it again if given the chance.