A 63-year-old Warmenhuizer was allegedly stabbed by NB from Schellinkhout in May this year. He was hit several times in the chest and shoulder. Moreover, hot coffee was allegedly thrown in his face, as became clear during an interim hearing in the Haarlem court.
The hearing of the case lasted exactly 5 minutes and 56 seconds this afternoon. The suspect was not there and his lawyer was also absent. So there wasn’t much to discuss. Neither of them were present during an earlier hearing.
“We are waiting for the outcome of the psychiatric report. Until then, there is little we can do. Moreover, my client has to be released from prison in Vught. That is a lot of traveling for a 20-minute hearing, while we have not yet received a report.” “explains lawyer Ronald Knegt.
‘Abuse in a relational atmosphere’
The lawyer does not want to say anything about what exactly happened on May 31 at the Fuik in Warmenhuizen. The police reported at the time that it was ‘a serious assault in the relational sphere‘. A man from Warmenhuizen was injured and a 23-year-old Schellinkhouter was arrested.
The latter turns out to be NB, who has been stuck ever since. The man allegedly stabbed the victim several times and then threw hot coffee in the face. As far as lawyer Knegt is concerned, we can work towards a substantive hearing as quickly as possible.
Psychiatric report
“It is not a thick file. But at first no psychiatrist could be found and now we have to wait for the report. And depending on what comes out of it, there may be additional research requests,” he explains.
The Public Prosecution Service said that the report will be submitted next week. In principle, the case will resume in January with an interim hearing. But it is possible that a substantive hearing will still follow by then.