43-year-old Maria G., the victim of the murder on Easter Monday in Beerzel (Putte), died of stab wounds. This is evident from the autopsy, the public prosecutor’s office confirms. Her partner Ali G. was intercepted in the Netherlands and is currently in prison there. Before the facts, he posted a number of disturbing messages on social media.
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The lifeless body of Maria G. was found in her apartment on the Aarschotbaan in Beerzel on the night of Sunday to Monday around 3:30 am. She shared the home with her partner Ali G. and two children, a teenager and a child of primary school age.
Initial findings showed that the woman had been killed violently. The public prosecutor’s office requested an investigating judge for murder. There was no trace of Ali G. in Beerzel when the emergency services arrived. He had left by car for the Netherlands, where he was intercepted at the Ulvenhout exit, towards Breda.
Adultery
The suspect was arrested and transferred to a Dutch prison. The public prosecutor’s office is requesting his extradition, but it is not yet known when that will happen. If G. agrees, this can happen within ten days. If he refuses, it could take several months.
The public prosecutor’s office indicated on Monday that the facts took place in a relational context, but did not elaborate further on the suspect’s possible motives. A number of sources confirmed that Ali G. recently discovered that his wife had committed adultery. Whether this played a role in the facts remains to be determined by further investigation.
The apartment building in Beerzel where the murder took place on the night from Sunday to Monday. — © Kristof Van Rompaey
Alarming messages
A few hours before the facts, G. posted some alarming messages in Turkish on his Facebook account, including ‘Remember, you are guided to what you deserve’ and ‘Now everyone has to think about what happened and what happened to us. ”
The couple’s neighbors reacted with shock on Monday. Victim Maria and suspect Ali were known to them as hard workers. According to a neighbor, Ali was always friendly.
Fear of going home
Maria worked at DHL, where she was liked by her colleagues. “We still can’t believe it,” says one of them. “Maria was a top colleague and a good friend. We always worked together, laughed a lot and told each other everything.”
According to her colleague, Maria was afraid to go home. “She sensed that something was going to happen. She always said he would hurt her. She came to work with bruises and a cracked nose. I advised her to go to the police and run to a women’s shelter. We have many colleagues who supported her and gave her advice, but she was afraid. I don’t have words for it. It is so bad.”
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