2023-05-19 10:56:00
“My fiancé is not moving anymore. He is lying on the ground. I poured water on him but he didn’t react. The call is dated February 28, 2020. It is 4 a.m. Behind the handset, Steven Marijsse, 46, is in a panic because the man lying on the ground is none other than Gerdy Delannoy, 53, and her future husband. “My friend died,” adds the forties. The 112 operator who receives this distress call can only see the drama. Powerless, he is surprised all the same when Steven adds a detail: “My fiancé received a lot of blows”.
When help arrives at this house in Izegem, Steven stands next to the lifeless body of his companion. He confided immediately and spontaneously to the police, explaining that he had been to the restaurant. “We drank a lot. We got home by taxi shortly after midnight and we drank again in our living room. A little before 2 a.m., I went to walk the dog. I left for an hour or two and when I came back found Gerdy dead in the hallway. »
Confessions
Three years later, Steven Marijsse was compared to the assizes. The man finally admitted the truth: he beat and beat his fiancé to death after a nightly argument. An argument that had already started at the restaurant, as shown by images from surveillance cameras. In his new version, he will explain that the overconsumption of alcohol made him panic when Gerdy jostled him. “I ran into him, hit him with my fists and kicked. Afterwards, I also grabbed his throat and squeezed it for one or two minutes, ”he explained to the investigating judge.
The confessions therefore fell. The trial, which opened on Friday, must now shed light on the trigger for this tragic story. Especially since the couple had been together for several months and had plans for the future. Steven and Gerdy were also to marry a few weeks later. The union was scheduled, the party room already reserved and the invitations sent to the guests. A marriage that never took place…
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