Suspect of multiple murder of wife and two children in Pelt found dead after manhunt

In an apartment on Houtmolenstraat in Pelt, a man killed his wife and her two children, after which he fled. The local police went to the scene for the first findings. The public prosecutor of Limburg has been notified, after which a judicial investigation has been started.

A search was then launched to find the man responsible for the drama. “An investigation is underway into a family drama, namely a triple murder,” the prosecutor’s office reports. “The suspect was on the run after the facts, but he was found dead tonight.”