After the public prosecutor, the lawyer and the probation service have told their stories, the judge turns to Maria. “Do you want to say something yourself, ma’am?” asks the judge. “No,” says Maria quietly. Together with the two other judges, the presiding judge rises to decide behind closed doors what should be done with Maria. After fifteen minutes the three judges reappear. “It is clear that there is a need for treatment, but the framework is not clear,” says the presiding judge after taking a seat in her chair. “A psychologist and a psychiatrist will report to see whether TBS with compulsory treatment is really the only solution. Until then, this case has been postponed indefinitely.”
Strangulation attempt with shoelace in Utrecht crisis shelter, what to do with 24-year-old suspect?
