DEN BOSCH - Justice demanded on appeal Monday 16 years in prison and tbs with compulsory treatment against a 46-year-old man from Ommel. He is suspected of the murder of Piet Besuijen from Eindhoven.
The suspect allegedly killed the Eindhoven native four years ago at a gay meeting place in Lierop. The 77-year-old Besuijen was a regular visitor to the meeting place along the highway. His badly mutilated body was found in the woods on Oct. 27, 2006.
The case is before the court in Den Bosch. The court earlier sentenced the man from Ommel to 13 years in prison and tbs with compulsory treatment. The suspect denies being the perpetrator. He was convicted in 2000 for manslaughter of his mother.
Repeat risk
The Pieter Baan Center (PBC) did not consider tbs necessary at the time because there would be no risk of recurrence. In a new report, the PBC writes that the risk of repetition is serious. The personality disorder already diagnosed in 2000 is still present and is the cause of a "disturbed aggression regulation. Especially in prolonged, intimate contacts, the man can suddenly become very violent.
The defendant's counsel, Serge Weening, argued for acquittal. According to him, despite extensive additional investigation ordered by the court, "not a shred of evidence" was found. That a piece of plastic was found near the victim's body that was most likely broken off from one of his client's knives says nothing, according to the lawyer: "It has not even been established with which weapon the crime was committed."
'Sex not ruled out'
The suspect does admit to having visited the gay meeting place on the day of the crime, and does not rule out having had sex with the victim. That would also explain the presence of his dna on the pants of the deceased Eindhoven resident.
There is evidence that the suspect offered the victim's car for sale shortly after the crime and that he discarded the clothes he was wearing on the day of the crime. The prosecutor finds the evidence convincing enough and considers manslaughter proven.
The court will rule on Dec. 20.
