What does Renaud Hardy’s death in Bruges prison mean for his victims?

Renaud Hardy, the Belgian serial killer serving a life sentence for two murders, two rapes and two attempted murders, died aged 64 in the medical unit of Bruges prison on 9 July…

Why did a Liège court impose a one-year prison term for selling two heroin wraps?

The Liège criminal court sentenced a repeat offender to one year in prison and a €10,000 fine for selling two wraps of heroin in the city centre, a judgment that highlights…

What does the Liège partner-violence case mean for victims seeking help in Belgium?

A man is being prosecuted before the Liège criminal court over allegations that he strangled his partner and held a cushion over her face; he denies the accusations, and no…

Why has the Grégory Lenoci verdict divided Belgium over justice and vigilantism?

A Namur court sentenced Grégory Lenoci to 17 years in prison on 20 August for attempting to assassinate his neighbour, after supporters demonstrated outside the courthouse and…

Anne Thily, Belgium’s first woman prosecutor-general, dies in Liège

Anne Thily, the former Liège prosecutor-general who became the first woman to hold that rank in Belgium, died in Liège on 19 August 2026. Her tenure encompassed the institutional…

Is Flanders ready for Belgium’s new Criminal Code?

What does Friday’s raadkamer hearing mean in the fatal Heusden-Zolder case?

A man described as a friend of the person killed in a fatal collision linked to Heusden-Zolder is due before the raadkamer on Friday after an investigating judge placed him under…

Why was a young Belgian suspect rearrested over the killing of student Jasin in Spain?

Belgian and Dutch fugitive teams arrested a 19-year-old man near Ghent on 25 June 2026 over the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dutch national Jasin A. in Fuengirola, Spain, in…

Why did a cocaine courier stopped in Rixensart receive 150 hours of community work?

A Belgian court sentenced a cocaine courier intercepted in Rixensart to 150 hours of community work after he delivered drugs across Wallonia, according to reporting published on…

Why was the final officer acquitted over the deaths of Ouassim and Sabrina?

The Nivelles criminal court acquitted the final Brussels police officer prosecuted over the 2017 collision that killed Ouassim Toumi and Sabrina El Bakkali, finding that his…

What does the suspended prison sentence for extortion in Namur and Schaerbeek mean?

A Belgian court imposed a 30-month suspended prison sentence for extortion committed in Namur and Schaerbeek, according to La DH’s report of 17 August 2026. For residents facing…

What happens after Belgium arrests a young suspect in a Spanish contract-killing case?

Belgian police arrested a 19-year-old man in Laarne on 25 June 2026 under a Dutch European Arrest Warrant linked to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Dutch man in Fuengirola,…