Aloïs D. could be arrested as a suspect. Remarkably, the then 87-year-old man also robbed his 87-year-old wife of life in September 2021. In their home in Oostrozebeke he would have beaten with a hammer on the head of Mariette C.. Due to those facts, the council chamber in Kortrijk ordered the internment of D. on 22 October 2024. The file was transferred to the Chamber for the Protection of Society (KBM) on Monday 24 February, which must judge the implementation of the measure.
On Saturday afternoon the suspect was brought before the Bruges investigating judge. He has decided to place it under arrest mandate. The council chamber in Bruges ruled on Tuesday morning that Aloïs D. should stay in prison for a month longer. The suspect is currently staying in the psychiatric wing of the Ghent prison. “The experts also agree that the prison of Ghent is not a suitable place for my client,” responded Master Amélie Vandenberghe. The defense proposed a transfer to the infirmary of the prison of Bruges.