Two dead bodies were found on a makeshift barge, and investigators believe they died due to CO poisoning caused by a faulty diesel generator. Toxicological examinations confirmed the poisoning and ruled out the involvement of a third party. The deceased, who were originally from Wallonia, had no contact with the other inhabitants and did not speak Dutch, according to the town’s mayor Christoph D’Haese.
The two dead bodies had been discovered on a makeshift barge. After the first observations of the investigation, the hypothesis of CO poisoning was raised by the investigators. It would have occurred because of a faulty diesel generator.
The toxicological examinations made it possible to confirm the intoxication, just as the autopsy had made it possible, a little earlier, to rule out the intervention of a third party.
According to the mayor of the town, Christoph D’Haese, the two deceased people, originally from Wallonia, had no contact with the other inhabitants, and did not speak Dutch.
The tragic discovery of two dead bodies on a makeshift barge in Aalst has been determined to be a result of CO poisoning caused by a faulty diesel generator. The toxicological examinations confirmed this, ruling out the involvement of a third party. The two victims, originally from Wallonia, had no contact with other residents and did not speak Dutch. Our thoughts go to their loved ones during this difficult time.