That morning, a local resident noticed blood at the front door of a house in Wevelgem. After the break with RO, Jill Himpe lived there with her mother. Moments later, the police discovered the lifeless body of the victim in the home. Her throat appeared to have been cut.
Due to previous threats, Himpe’s ex-partner immediately came into focus as a suspect. However, O. had already contacted his then lawyer, who in turn informed the investigating judge. The accused was eventually arrested at a carpool parking lot in Deerlijk.
During his interrogations, RO claimed that he was having a relationship with the victim again. According to the accused, they had agreed that he would accompany her to a work appointment that morning. However, according to O., they got into a fight with each other during the ride. He then allegedly took her life with a scalpel along the Moeskroensesteenweg in Aalbeke. The accused then left the body of his ex-partner in her mother’s home.