2023-08-19 06:09:00 For some unknown reason, the man who was moving in a wheelchair, stepped into the water. The emergency services were notified around 6:30 p.m., but once there, they could only confirm his death. The local police made the necessary findings, and the Limburg public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into an unusual death. … Read more
2023-08-18 15:43:00 A 58-year-old lady from Lanaken (province of Limburg) was stabbed on Friday afternoon, probably by her 57-year-old former companion. The latter then jumped into the Zuid-Willem canal near Boorsem (Maasmechelen). The 50-year-old was extracted from the water by a team of firefighter divers. He had already died, said the Limburg prosecutor’s office. Local … Read more
2023-08-09 12:34:00 Employees of the nature support center in Opglabbeek (province of Limburg) again seized animals on Tuesday from a negligent farmer in Gelinden (Saint-Truiden), the center said on Wednesday. These animals were raised by “someone who did not have permission due to similar facts of neglect in the past. Thanks to the controls of … Read more
2023-08-09 18:38:00 Searches in the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal in Voorshoven (Maaseik) in connection with the disappearance of Elke Wevers did not yield any results. Civil protection as well as police and divers were deployed as part of this operation. This search was carried out following information received by the police from a citizen who had recently … Read more
2023-07-29 18:52:00 An autopsy and toxicology tests have been ordered to determine what happened. Similar symptoms appeared in three residents on Friday morning. A fourth resident has died. The death of this man was initially considered natural, but the symptoms observed in the three other residents prompted the judicial authorities to continue the search. The … Read more
2023-07-29 16:47:00 Due to the shock, the 43-year-old driver was ejected. An ambulance and an emergency medical team rushed to the scene. The victim was revived on the spot before being transferred to Jessa Hospital in Hasselt in critical condition. She succumbed to her injuries. An investigation into the causes of this serious accident is … Read more
2023-07-13 20:45:00 A first collision, frontal, took place when the police wanted to block it with a service vehicle. The driver then forced the passage. It is not known why the man fled when the Lommel police wanted to check him, the Limburg prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The man had been removed from the … Read more
2023-05-23 06:30:00 It was a father with two young children. All three are deceased. The first elements of the investigation indicate that it is an act of desperation. Called around 00:30, the local police of Lommel went to the scene to make the findings. The Limburg public prosecutor’s office has been informed. Anyone with suicidal … Read more