Wouter, Sofie Muylle’s boyfriend, came to testify in the court of assizes in West Flanders on Wednesday afternoon that her death more than four years after the facts still weighed heavily on him. “I can’t let go of Sofie’s loss, I never will. This is a scar for the rest of my life. ” – … Read more
They have – “There is only one possible explanation: Jules Bogaerts (81) and his wife Jeanne Jacobs (78) were murdered in 1991 by their distant grand-niece”. Even if that cousin was barely 18 years old at the time. Even if after 29 years it is still difficult to find an answer to many questions. Even … Read more
They have – “Why would such a young girl still discovering life commit such a gruesome, almost ritualistic murder?” The lawyers of Alinda Van der Cruysen (47) see large gaps in the investigation against their client. According to them, her DNA on jeans cannot be enough to convict her of a 1991 murder. “She has … Read more
Deurne / Schoten / Leuven – Did Alinda Van der Cruysen (47) murder her great uncle and great aunt as a teenager? Almost 30 years later, to get an idea of what she was like as an eighteen-year-old, not only her friends from that period were called to the assize hall. Her then GP also … Read more
They have – They had come to convince the jury that their daughter Alinda Van der Cruysen (47) could not possibly have committed the gruesome murder of her elderly great uncle and great aunt. But the testimony of both parents turned out differently. With some specific questions, the assize chairman and the public prosecutor drove … Read more
Tienen / Shots – For almost thirty years, the murder of the elderly seat occupant Jules Bogaerts and his wife Jeanne Jacobs from Tienen has been a mystery. But now the Leuven court believes that after all this time they have unmasked the murderer, thanks to jeans. They are convinced that Alinda Van der Cruysen … Read more
/ Shields – At the start of the assize trial about the murder of Steve Huypens from Schilde, his mother Liliane Pruym (72) had an emotional letter read by her lawyer Liliane Verjauw on Monday morning. The mother clearly does not believe that accused Fred Wittig (57) is innocent: “Like a coward you shot my … Read more
Schilde / Antwerp – For seven months, 18-year-old Kevin Huypens was in jail: the Antwerp investigators were so convinced that he had shot his father in his garage in Schilde. Until the German police knocked on the door and made it clear to the Belgians that they had the wrong suspect. They had unmasked the … Read more
Kortenaken / Leuven – On the final day of the Leuven assize trial of the neighbors quarrel in Kortenaken, the accused Roger Putseys (74) was briefly given the floor on Friday morning. He spoke directly to the relatives of the stabbed neighbor Luc Dams, who died at the hands of him on July 30, 2016. … Read more
Leuven / Kortenaken – An alleged poke of neighbor Luc Dams (56) on a coffee table, on July 12, 2016: there lies the seed for the “short circuit” in the head of Roger Putseys (74), 18 days later. “That has crept into his head”, says his lawyer Jan Swennen, who emphasizes that his client was … Read more