Twenty-something risks 18 months in prison for hitting grandmother while under the influence of laughing gas

Stabbing movements

The grandmother caught him using laughing gas again, causing a heated argument. “He threw a bottle of whiskey through the house, he smashed his grandmother’s mobile phone and he hit the woman’s shoulders with a Swiffer stick. Ultimately, he took a knife and made stabbing movements, which means he also has to answer for threats with a weapon,” said the Tongeren prosecutor.

The young man then walked to his bedroom and locked the door. “The police had to break open his room,” the prosecutor said. She pointed to the medical certificates, which showed that the grandmother had red discolorations on her shoulders. The disorder in the house and the dented Swiffer were also mentioned in the report.

Nitrous oxide in car

The prosecutor stated that the man is not ready for trial and has already received two convictions in 2021. Because the community service and the conditions were not successfully completed, this time she is demanding an effective prison sentence of eighteen months and a fine of 8,000 euros. Moreover, two weeks before the incident at his grandmother’s house, the man was also caught with a bottle of laughing gas in his car.

The young man admits that he used laughing gas, but states that he never hit his grandmother. “She’s lying, I didn’t touch her and that’s the truth. I did take her phone and pick up a knife, but I quickly dropped it,” he said. According to him, it was not his grandmother, but he who was hit with the stick when his father intervened.

Brief

His counselor pointed to a letter that the grandmother allegedly wrote with a new statement. “She says that she had a lot of problems with her grandson and had wanted him out of the house for some time. But because the police had told her that it was not that simple because he had not physically touched her, she then saw her chance.” The lawyer also points out the route that the man has taken in the meantime. “He has attended and completed drug counseling, he is undergoing urine tests, he is working and he is paying off his debts. I am asking for his terms to be extended.”

Judgment will follow on January 9.