Belgian record: 99-year-old in prison after death of a fellow resident of a nursing home | Abroad

It is hard to believe that it really happened “in our municipality”, said mayor Sierens of the East Flemish Destelbergen. “It creates a shock wave and leaves no one untouched.” She emphasizes that it is also distressing for the suspect to go to prison at an advanced age, but “that is necessary if a serious crime is being investigated.” The residents and employees of the rest home receive psychological counseling.

According to the relatives of the 75-year-old resident, he was probably a random victim, because he did not know the suspect. The 99-year-old would not have lived in the rest home for very long and in a different department than the victim.

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