Belgian justice minister acknowledges mistakes and apologizes to family of murdered Julie Van Espen

The Belgian Ministry of Justice apologized to the family of the murdered Julie Van Espen on the last day of the year. The 23-year-old Belgian woman was raped and murdered on May 4, 2019 by Steve Baekelmans, who had already been convicted several times for violent and sexual crimes, but was released due to circumstances in court.

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