The Public Prosecution Service has launched an investigation into the death of Tinne G. (35) from Antwerp. The woman took part in a detox cure in Heesselt, a rural village in the municipality of West-Betuwe.
In small circles it was no secret that the woman had already undergone detoxification courses. Two weeks ago, on March 27, she arrived again in Heesselt. According to her friends, Tinne became unwell, after which she was placed in a bed. Hours later, she was found lifeless. Help was of no avail.
The local police quickly arrived on the scene. The death was considered suspicious and a woman would also have been detained for several days. She was probably the one who was with Tinne when things went wrong. A judicial investigation into the facts is currently underway, the police confirm. “We are investigating whether we should assume a crime here,” said the spokeswoman, who cannot tell whether there were any prohibited substances such as drugs.
It is not the first time that a detoxification course has been fatal. For example, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) warned in 2016 about a detox substance that killed a young woman. The woman died after drinking a type of ‘slimming tea’. She died of acute heart problems. In Russia, a former Ukrainian model died in August 2019 after a detox treatment. According to the judge, the ex-model would have died from a cocktail of ‘incompatible drugs’.
butterflies
Saturday we said goodbye to the 35-year-old Tinne G. from Borsbeek. “Tinne, we must release you, spread your wings and fly.” The Belgian was a woman who was in contact with ‘mother earth’, whose life was dominated by love and who was looking for a way to connect people. “It makes us so sad that no one could be with you when you needed someone,” her mother said.
Both the parking lot and the auditorium of the crematorium in Wilrijk were too small for the more than a hundred people who came to say goodbye. Dozens of bouquets of flowers and butterflies filled the room. Because whoever thought of her immediately thought of butterflies. Her friend, with whom she founded a women’s movement two years ago, also testified: ‘Butterfly kiss’.
Tinne had one big dream with her women’s movement: to provide people with the tools to connect with each other. The woman, who worked at a residential care center, especially wanted to broaden her horizons. She undertook months-long trips to Thailand and Australia. And so she participated in detox cures. According to intimates, it was the third time she made the trip to Heesselt in March.
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