'Perfect mother' massacred her five children by slitting their throats while husband was away

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2008-12-10 12:33

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A 'perfect' mother massacred her five children by calling them one by one into her bedroom and slitting their throats, a Belgian court has been told.
Genevieve Lhermitte, 42, said she felt desperate and trapped alone at home with the children - four girls and a boy aged between 14 and three - while her husband Bouchaib Moqadem was away visiting his parents in Morocco.

On the day of the killings last year, which left Belgium in shock, she stole two knives from a supermarket and cooked a farewell lunch for the family before locking the front door and starting the massacre, the court in Nivelles, near Brussels, was told.
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She later told police she felt "desperate and trapped" at having to be at home with the children while her husband was away, the court heard.'

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Okay if she doesn't get the Death penalty I'll be upset, as much as I don't think it should ever resort to the death penalty, by comparison the crimes commited by men, she should die by the State. Of course this is UK, so I'm not sure about their laws. This women is just sick, 5 is completely different than one murder in a rage.

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Submitted by Michael on Wed, 2008-12-10 20:23

manonthestreet

There is no death penalty in the UK. I would not be surprised to see her detained in a secure psychiatric unit. Supposedly this is indefinite but in practice she could be released sooner once she is considered to be cured.

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Submitted by trotter on Thu, 2008-12-11 20:47