In the city of Haasrode, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, there was a terrible double murder of a Ukrainian woman and her young daughter. This was reported by the local VRT .
The bodies of a 46-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter were found in an apartment building after a fire that occurred on Tuesday. According to experts, the fire was set on fire intentionally to hide the traces of the crime. Both of the dead were found with numerous knife wounds. The investigation is qualified as a deliberate double murder.
At the time of the tragedy, the 16-year-old son of the dead was at school, so he managed to avoid danger. It is known that the Ukrainian family has lived in Belgium for three years. The head of the family, the man of the deceased, is now defending Ukraine on the front.
Belgium police are currently investigating the suspects have not been officially named. The country's prosecutor's office is working on establishing the circumstances of the crime and the attacker's motives.
This tragic case deeply impressed both the local community and the Ukrainian diaspora. NGOs and volunteers are already organizing support for the son of the dead.
