Overview
- The case is being heard in Turnhout after the 48-year-old fled the Grobbendonk home on March 18 and sought help from neighbors.
- Prosecutors allege he was confined to a kennel or the cellar without food, forced to clean up after about 60 Chihuahuas, beaten with objects, and scalded with boiling water.
- Investigators say they recovered videos on Anna V.’s phone that mocked and humiliated the victim, and report he was monitored on the property with measures to stop him leaving.
- In court, Anna V. did not dispute the facts and said she was exhausted and took it out on him, and she allegedly tried to silence him in the ambulance before paramedics intervened.
- The prosecution is requesting eight years in prison, the victim’s lawyer seeks €10,000 in damages, the dogs have been placed in shelters, and a verdict is expected in January 2026.