Overview

• Prosecutors accuse Hans H. of murdering his ex‑wife Tonnie, and he acknowledged in court that he stabbed her outside her workplace in Hardenberg.
• The court heard that minutes before the killing the victim phoned police, said she was terrified, and reported that Hans H. was violating a house, contact and location ban.
• The defence asked to delay the case to explore the option of TBS with conditions, but the court rejected the request after the prosecutor indicated she will seek TBS with compulsory treatment.
• Judges recounted threats attributed to the suspect, and he told the court he believed he was being bugged and followed by the victim when he went to confront her.
• The case file also notes alleged assaults on the victim and a daughter about a week earlier, the suspect’s self‑inflicted wounds during an attempted escape, and defence claims that heavy medication will be evaluated in psychiatric reports.