The Brussels Chambers have ruled that two suspects arrested in Belgium as part of the the investigation into the disappearance of a Belgian couple on the Spanish island of Tenerife can be transferred to Spain. The two, a father and son, with be sent to Spain soon to face questioning by Spanish detectives.
Two suspects in Tenerife disappearance and murder case can be transferred to Spain
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Both men deny any involvement in the disappearance of 66-year-old Laura Trappeniers and 71-year-old Marc Olbrechts. The couple had been living in Tenerife for several years. They were reported missing at the end of April. Marc Olbrechts and Laura Trappeniers were last seen on 22 April. A missing notice was issued two days later. Their car, a Spanish-registered Opel Mokka, had also disappeared. On 27 April the mutilated body of Ms Trappeniers was found in the Atlantic. There is still no trace of Mr Olbrechts.
On 20 June two suspects were detained in Belgium. A third suspect was detained in Spain. The two suspects detained in Belgium are a father and son from Mons (Hainaut Province). Their lawyer Lise De Greef told journalists that her clients want to be questioned by Spanish detectives and the Examining Magistrate a quickly as possible.
"They still deny having had anything to do with the disappearance and the murder. They knew the victims as they were neighbours, but they were never involved in any kind of conflict with them”.
Now that their transfer, which initially the two suspects had resisted, has been approved they will be taken to Spain within the next ten days.