A 48-year-old woman has been killed at her home on the Lieremanstraat in the East Flemish city of Ghent. The East Flemish prosecutor’s office confirms that at around 11am the emergency services received a call requesting urgent assistance. On their arrival they found the body of a woman that was lying dead inside her home. As yet no suspect has been detained.
The East Flanders public prosecutor's office was notified quickly and soon an examining magistrate had been appointed to the case. The examining magistrate arrived at the scene with a pathologist, a forensics team and officers from the Federal Judicial Police. The street was cordoned off.
According to the pathologist’s initial findings, the woman died a violent death. An autopsy will be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. The public prosecutor's office has not yet disclosed whether there is a suspect. Meanwhile, the criminal investigation is still ongoing.