Belgian man kills mom, throws fridge along with her limbs in canal; arrested

By India Today World Desk: A 30-year-old man has been charged and imprisoned in Belgium after confessing to the homicide of his mom. The mom’s physique was discovered dismembered and discarded right into a facet channel of the river Meuse close to Liège, as per the Walloon metropolis’s prosecution.

Authorities discovered two arms and two legs inside a fridge. Subsequently, additionally they positioned the sufferer’s trunk and head in one other container, which the suspect had disposed of within the canal.

The girl’s identification was established by varied clues, together with her nails, jewellery, and a tattoo on her trunk, confirmed by Catherine Collignon, the spokesperson for the prosecution.

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Following the invention, the suspect was apprehended at a resort in Zaventem whereas trying to flee to South Korea. After being questioned by the police, he confessed to the crime earlier than being offered to an analyzing Justice of the Peace on Friday. He was positioned in pre-trial detention after being formally charged.

According to reviews, the homicide befell on July 10, with the suspect allegedly strangling his mom and subsequently dismembering her physique. The incident occurred in Seraing, within the Liège area, the place the sufferer lived along with her two youngsters and granddaughter.

Investigations indicated that the mom and son had been partaking in frequent arguments for the reason that son’s return to stay along with her after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The case got here to the eye of the police by an nameless tip from an individual suspected to be intoxicated. The caller claimed to have discovered concerning the homicide, dismemberment, and storage of physique components in a fridge.

Police searched the residence based mostly on this info however discovered no proof on the time, as neighbours reported that the girl was on trip. However, when the physique components have been later found, the hyperlink was established with the earlier cellphone name.

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