Why H. stabbed his stepmother and father remained undiscussed today. This will be discussed later during the substantive treatment of the case. “I have nothing to say myself,” Esmatollah H. said to the judges in a low, high voice. He looked absent, timid, and seemed cold. The slightly built man wore a thin black short-sleeved T-shirt, but the thermostat in the Utrecht court was also set considerably lower due to the high energy prices.