March 3rd 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Genevieve Lhermitte killed her five children, aged three to 14
Genevieve Lhermitte fatally wounded her five children, aged three to 14, in 2007 in the city of Nivelles while her husband Bouchaib Moqadem was away.
The victims were Yasmine, 14, Nora, 12, Myriam, 10, Mina, seven and Mehdi, three.
At her trial, her lawyer argued for insanity, asserting that she could not be held responsible for her actions, yet the plea was rejected and she was given a life sentence.
In 2019, Lhermitte entered a psychiatric centre, then moved to a more open facility.
Following a suicide attempt, she returned to the psychiatric centre and was later euthanised at her own request on the 16th anniversary of her children’s deaths.
Psychologists stated that she met the criteria of unbearable physical or psychological suffering, a medical case that was deemed hopeless, and that she had repeatedly expressed her desire to resort to euthanasia.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) On the day of the murders Lhermitte stole two knives from a supermarket
On the day of the murders, Lhermitte took two knives from a supermarket before heading home to cook a family lunch.
She then locked the door and initiated the killings, claiming she felt ‘desperate and trapped’ with her children.
Lhermitte was cremated in the town of Gilly on 1st March, with her funeral being seen as a symbol for her children, but also a sacrifice to finish what she originally planned.
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