Overview
- His lawyers confirmed Thursday that Corné H. was admitted to the Van Mesdag/Mesdagkliniek in Groningen on June 18 for a court-ordered TBS (terbeschikkingstelling) treatment.
- H. waited roughly one and a half years for a clinic place because of a national shortage of TBS beds, with lawyers saying about 250 to 270 people are currently on waiting lists and typical waits can reach around two years.
- Defense attorneys used expedited legal action and cited two forensic psychiatric reports that warned of a high risk of further incidents while the State had resisted giving him priority because his case was not judged more urgent than others and an active criminal case complicated placement.
- The criminal proceedings over the December 2025 Vught prison hostage-taking remain pending and a hearing is scheduled for July 20, 2026, so admission to a clinic does not end the court process.
- Lawyers and advocates are pressing for a cross-sector taskforce to fix bottlenecks in how detainees are placed, treated and moved on from TBS clinics because delays leave both detainees without care and staff and the public exposed to safety risks.