Chris V. will have to wait a little longer for the assize trial, but today he is on trial in the criminal court of Bruges. The mother of Maud and Ona, the farmer’s ex, is suing him for harassment, intimate partner violence and rape. Even from prison he continued to call her and send letters.
The victim and the Public Prosecution Service do not request staff for the rape. The Public Prosecution Service is asking for a one-year postponement for the partner violence. The civil party wanted to link this case to the murder case of her two children, but the judge did not agree. “That’s a different matter,” he said.