Editing Martin Schroeter

{{Infobox person
| name = Martin Schroeter
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|12|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| era = {{hlist|[[Middenvader Era]]|[[Vriend Era]]}}
| known_for = Vandalism against [[Rotterdam-West (faction)|Schroeters-West]] property (1959)
| height = 1.73 m
| family = [[Schroeter family]]
| module = {{Infobox criminal
 | embed = yes
 | conviction = Grave desecration (1960)
 | criminal_penalty = Five months' imprisonment (1960)
 | criminal_status = Released
 }}
}}

'''Martin Schroeter''' (born 5 December 1940) is a member of the [[Schroeter family]].<ref name="schroeter-members"/> He is Dutch and was born in [[Rotterdam]]. He supported the Schroeter loyalists during the 1959 family conflict and vandalized property belonging to [[Rotterdam-West (faction)|Schroeters-West]] supporters. In 1960, he received a five-month prison sentence for desecrating graves to obtain bones for a private collection. Schroeter holds far-right political views.

== Early life ==
Schroeter was born in Rotterdam on 5 December 1940. During the 1950s, the dispute within his family led to repeated clashes and damage to agricultural property.<ref name="commissie-violence"/> Martin took part in the 1959 conflict without joining the second [[Middenvader Commissie]]. He vandalized property belonging to Schroeters-West supporters. One target belonged to [[Martin de Bordeelbaas]], who was aligned with Rotterdam-West. The attack began their personal feud.

== Criminal case ==
In 1960, Schroeter desecrated graves to obtain human bones for a private collection. Within the Schroeter family, ''merg'' was used as a term for bones and rod-like structures.<ref name="lourens-merg"/> Martin valued the bones, especially those of the spine, because they reminded him of that family tradition. He was sentenced to five months in prison and was later released.

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="schroeter-members">"[[Schroeter family members#Middenvader Era|Middenvader Era]]". ''Schroeter family members''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="commissie-violence">"[[Middenvader Commissie#Public disorder and violence|Public disorder and violence]]". ''Middenvader Commissie''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="lourens-merg">"[[Lourens Schroeter#Personal characteristics|Personal characteristics]]". ''Lourens Schroeter''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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