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Belgian mother who murdered her five children euthanized at own request

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A mother who murdered her five children has been euthanized at her own request, her lawyer confirmed.  The euthanasia of the mother took place on the 16th anniversary of when she murdered her children.

Genevieve Lhermitte, who is from Nivelles in Belgium, slit her children’s throats with a kitchen knife in their family home.  The children’s father was out of town when the murder took place.

Lhermitte attempted to take her own life, but her suicide attempt failed, and she was charged with the murders of her children.

Psychologists and psychiatrists told the jury that Lhermitte had severe mental health issues when she murdered her children.

She was however convicted of the murders and sentenced to life in prison in 2008.  She was transferred to a psychiatric hospital in 2019.

Lhermitte died at Leonard de Vinci hospital in Montigny-le-Tilleul, as reported by Belgian news site Sudinfo.

Under Belgian law people can ask to be euthanized if it is believed that they are suffering from “unbearable” psychological, and not just physical, suffering which can’t be healed.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: LUKE MOCHERMAN

PHOTO CREDIT: NEW YORK POST

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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