Man faces 12-year prison term and compulsory psychiatric care for killing partner in Vlijmen

Prosecutors are seeking a twelve-year prison term and compulsory psychiatric treatment for Coen K., who is charged with the violent death of his partner Jessica Brants in Vlijmen. The incident occurred in Brants’s house, with her three-year-old daughter present, and resulted in 21 wounds, 16 of which were on the head and neck; a shoe imprint matching K.’s was discovered on the victim’s skull. K. denies striking his partner while she lay on the floor.

He reportedly consumed large amounts of alcohol and used drugs, and suffers from several mental health issues, including a borderline personality disorder and separation anxiety, which experts say may affect his criminal responsibility. The victim died in a Tilburg hospital, and her relatives voiced anger in court, also seeking around four hundred thousand euros in damages. A verdict is expected in the near future.