“Hans van Themsche deserves a second chance, yes.” That is what his lawyer Bart Herman (56) says in the HLN podcast ‘Lawyer of the Devil’. Almost 20 years ago Van Themsche shot three people on the street, including Peuter Luna. His lawyer explains why he chose to defend the 18-year-old murderer at the time and how he saw his most notorious client evolve from boy to man: “His brain was not yet fully grown. He now wants to mean something for the victims, his family and himself. ”
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▶ Exclusive. “I asked him why he did it, but he couldn’t give a decent answer.” Bart Herman has been defending teenage gates Hans van Themsche for 19 years
Bytaketonews
Feb 18, 2025