In Belgium, a 99-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 75-year-old inmate in a care home. The man has been arraigned and taken to prison. According to Belgian media, the man is the oldest detainee in the country ever.
The possible crime took place in Heusden, near Ghent. The suspect allegedly choked the victim with a pillow. The two did not know each other, the relatives of the victim told Belgian media. His son Erwin De Smet: “The man was also in another department, it is probably a random act.” The suspect has only recently moved into the care home.
Necessary
According to mayor Elsie Sierens van Destelbergen, of which Heusden falls, there is spiritual help for residents and employees: “It is difficult to believe that it really happened in our municipality. It creates a shock wave and leaves no one untouched. For the suspect it is also distressing to have to go to prison at an advanced age, but that is necessary when a serious crime is being investigated.”
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