A tragic incident occurred in Ghent, as reported by Flemish newspapers on Friday. The police found the body of a nine-year-old boy named Raul in the Houtdok, indicating that he had been brutally beaten to death. Reports suggest that the child’s mother and her partner had been subjecting him to abuse for an extended period, and they had hidden his body in a sports bag filled with stones and disposed of it in the waterway in January. It was the boy’s uncle who informed the authorities after receiving a strange message from the mother. The police arrested the mother, while her companion, who was suspected of being involved, fled. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the suspect has been captured in the Netherlands, where he will face a court hearing before being extradited to Belgian authorities.
The Flemish newspapers reported on Friday a terrible drama, which took place in Ghent. The police discovered, in a body of water (the Houtdok), the body of a nine-year-old boy, Raul, beaten to death. According to initial reports, his death took place last January, and the child’s mother and her companion – who had been abusing the boy for a long time – hid Raul’s body in a sports bag weighted with stones and took him away. then thrown into the water. It was an uncle of the family, alerted this week by a strange text message from the mother, who warned the authorities.
The latter was arrested on Friday after the child’s body was discovered in Ghent, but her companion, suspected of being responsible with her for the blows to the child, was nowhere to be found. Het Laatste Nieuws announces this Saturday afternoon that he has been arrested in the Netherlands. A European arrest warrant had been issued against him. He will appear on Monday before the Dutch courts, before being handed over to the Belgian authorities.
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The Flemish newspapers reported on Friday a terrible drama, which took place in Ghent. The police discovered, in a body of water (the Houtdok), the body of a nine-year-old boy, Raul, beaten to death. According to initial reports, his death took place last January, and the child’s mother and her companion – who had been abusing the boy for a long time – hid Raul’s body in a sports bag weighted with stones and took him away. then thrown into the water. It was an uncle of the family, alerted this week by a strange text message from the mother, who warned the authorities.
The latter was arrested on Friday after the child’s body was discovered in Ghent, but her companion, suspected of being responsible with her for the blows to the child, was nowhere to be found. Het Laatste Nieuws announces this Saturday afternoon that he has been arrested in the Netherlands. A European arrest warrant had been issued against him. He will appear on Monday before the Dutch courts, before being handed over to the Belgian authorities.