A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 53-year-old woman whose body was found on the roof of a block of flats in the West Flemish coastal city of Ostend. The West Flemish prosecutor’s office confirms that the woman’s remains were found on the roof of the building in which she lived.
Man arrested for the murder of a woman found dead on the roof of a block of flats in Ostend
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Last Thursday (April 3), just before 7am Ostend police received a report concerning the woman’s disappearance. A search was launched to trace the whereabouts of the 53-year-old. Her body was discovered on the roof of the building in which lived.
On Saturday a 46-year-old man was detained. On Monday the Bruges examining magistrate that is leading the investigation decided to formally arrest the man on suspicion of murder. The prosecutor’s office is not giving any further details about the progress of the investigation for the time being. It is as yet unclear whether the suspect has made a confession.
The man will appear before magistrates today (Tuesday 8 April). They will decide whether he will remain in custody.