Partner arrested on suspicion of Murder of Woman (38) in Opwijk (Opwijk)
Archive photo. – © Jan van der Perre
The partner of the 39-year-old woman who was found lifeless on Friday in her home in Opwijk was arrested by the Brussels investigating judge, which was heard at the public prosecutor of Halle-Vilvoorde.
« The man has indicated himself to the police, » says public prosecutor Sabine Lievens. On Friday, the local police of the Amow zone (Asse, Merchtem, Opwijk and Wemmel) found the lifeless of the 39-year-old victim in an apartment along the Steenweg on Dendermonde in Opwijk.
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« The Halle-Vilvoorde public prosecutor's office has sent the judicial lab and a law doctor on the spot, » says Sabine Lievens. “These found that the woman was more than likely to be violently killed. The public prosecutor's office then demanded an investigating judge for murder and later finished on the spot with the investigating judge later yesterday evening. ”
Autopsy
The precise cause of death is not known for the time being. « On the basis of the external inspection by the Wet doctor, an exact cause of death could yet be determined, » said Lievens. « An autopsy and further toxicological research was ordered. » (CVH)
