Case about group assault at Westerbegraafplaats comes up today: “There is indeed a connection between the assault and the suicide of the victim” | Inland

The trial surrounding the group assault of a 14-year-old girl at the Westerbegraafplaats in Ghent in May last year will be advocated on Monday afternoon. Five boys then groped the girl without permission, after which they spread the images via social media. The victim took his own life four days later. Although the investigation found no direct link, the judge dismissed the charge of “indecent assault resulting in death” into the debate. The adult defendants face up to twenty years in prison.