Former stepmother of fugitive offender testifies at the process around fatal stabbing on Bruges Market: Suleyman has never had a family, known

Bruges In the Bruges assisenhof is the third day of his trial around the deadly stabbing of a 4.5 years ago on the Bruges Market. The parents of Mikey Peeters (19) made an emotional testimony. The fugitive hoofddader Suleyman Betelguiriev turned out in Chechnya again, a new life have started. Thursday, the last witnesses to the word, and the arguments start.

“Suleyman has actually never really been an education.” The ex-girlfriend of the father Betelguiriev came Wednesday afternoon, witnesses how her former stepson a particularly difficult childhood. “A family knew Suleyman and his brother didn't. I would have them have to explain what that meant. Their father and mother layers are at war with each other. Mother was putting her own life in order to bring. The boys didn't get much attention from her. Their father was a difficult man. He said that Suleyman was the reason why his mother of him was gone. One day he went to the station and beat his son egg over with a whip before the eyes of his friends. I was worried that Suleyman, one day his patience would lose, and his father should do this thing.”

Their father was a difficult man. He said that Suleyman was the reason why his mother of him was gone. One day he went to the station and beat his son egg over with a whip before the eyes of his friends

Stepmother accused

According to the witness the stabbing have been a result of that difficult childhood. “He built the home aggression. That should while the facts from him. His life is during his youth destroyed by his parents. The facts are there from derived. I can't say that Suleyman persons like pain did. That I never noticed. Or the fact than a surprise for me? I don't know. I had in the first place pity with Suleyman.”

Jef Vermassen, the lawyer of Mikey's parents, expressed Wednesday the presumption that Suleyman Betelguiriev the past few years, from Chechnya as possible once the border is crossed with Germany. And that with a false passport. “You can be in your home easily an identity card obtained?”, he asked the ex-girlfriend of the father Betelguiriev. “I think it is. In Russia you can buy anything”, she replied. On the question of whether Suleyman with such a passport to be effective, the border would overgeraakt, she continued to answer. The slopes of Vermassen, it can be interesting, because Germany, unlike Russia, however, it is a country that defendants deliver up to Belgium.

would Normally Wednesday afternoons also Sulambek, the brother of Suleyman, a witness come to pass. He challenged, however, not in the assisenzaal. The chairman asked the lawyers and the attorney-general or his examination to be read out should be, but at the insistence of Jef Vermassen was not done. “I would like to ask you to him, Thursday is still here.” The lawyer pressed again his suspicion that Suleyman Betelguiriev on a false passport. The testimony of the superintendent that the moraliteitsonderzoek to the Chechen Belgian introduced, strengthened him in there. “On the Russian passport of Suleyman represents a different date of birth,” concluded Vermassen.

To London

Earlier in the afternoon revealed that the 74-year-old grandmother of Mikey, his great counsellor. Allanah Weranga he called invariably “Mommy”. “We had a lot of contact”, testified to them Wednesday afternoon.

Every Sunday morning, I pass also on the Market in Bruges, for I rolls go. I put flowers down on the spot where Mikey was stabbed to death

‘Mammie’ Allanah Weranga

“When he's a teenager, he called me often and asked me to talk. It happened that he was not a party should go out of his mom. I then played mediator and usually gave them, and then eventually did consent. Mikey was a very sweet child. I remember that he often came to me, and I asked about his back or his feet to itch. Together with his nephews and nieces came to Mikey in his primary school every day to eat with us.”

each year, commemorates Allanah Weranga the birthday of her grandson. She pulls this invariably to London. “In 2014, we were there with the ballet school. Mikey had that year and celebrated his birthday at the Hard Rock Café. As a commemoration, I go every 5 to march to London. At the Hard Rock Café, they know what happened. They're making every year a small birthday celebration and sing “Happy birthday to Mikey”. Every Sunday morning, I pass along the Markt in Bruges for I rolls go. I put flowers down on the spot where Mikey was stabbed to death.” The woman can still be difficult to grasp that her grandson is no longer there. “Children should their parents and grandparents have to be buried, and not vice versa. We have Mikey should be buried. That is not the normal course of business.”

Peter

The mother of Mikey at that moment was that her son was stabbed to death, pregnant of a girl. The young native of bruges would peter be. “It hurts that Mikey and his sister was never able to see,” said Lesley Lecluyse (47). “He already had the presents bought for her. Our daughter is now 4 years old and sees her brother sometimes on television. She asks then why he is not off the screen, can come with her to play.”

Our daughter is now 4 years old and sees her brother sometimes on television. She asks then why he is not off the screen, can come with her to play

Mama Lesley Lecluyse

Mikey's mother got the evening of the facts, even a text message from her son. “He was his key to forgetting and asked to open the door to let. When he wasn't home, I knew immediately that something had happened.” According to the woman had Mikey never had any problems when going out. “I don't know of. Mikey couldn't stand injustice. Those two guys (Betelguiriev and From Yellow to red.) must that night something called. I am one hundred percent sure of. My son is follow them walked to the knife to take off and certainly not to fight.”

Lesley Lecluyse described Mikey as a sporty boy who is particularly hard could work. “Since his second he played basketball and he's never stopped. The learning was not good, but in practice it was Mikey super. He followed the direction of the Hotel. The evening for the facts he had with the father of his girlfriend Meggie worked as a communion. When he was a day later, wanted to go out, I asked him whether he ought not to stay at home. He had worked so hard.”

the father of Mikey asked master Vermassen, or it is true that Steven Van Geel, the prison was threatened “by family of the victim”. With his statement, referred to the Belgian on the sister of Mikey's stepmother. She is in the prison working. “I don't think that the woman in front of my beautiful eyes would do”, said Steven Peeters. “We have no contact with her.” On the question of what he thought of the flight of Suleyman Betelguiriev, replied Mikey's father. “I would have many words want to say, but I will not do that. Which I like better for myself.”

My father and I have him both of them said that he had to decide. He said that he wanted to do, but to be afraid. I've made it clear that a person's life decrease not in this world. He seemed to understand and it is very difficult now.

Father accused

on Wednesday we had Zelimkhan Betelguiriev (57), the father of the fugitive offender Suleyman, during his testimony said that his son to Belgium and want to return. “He wants to be himself, but is afraid”, said the man. At the request of attorney-general Serge Malefason confirmed father Betelguiriev that he is his son a few weeks ago still saw in Chechnya. He also gave the address where Suleyman would stay. “What he does for a living, I don't know. I am my own father go look it up in Chechnya. Suleyman came along. We have both said that he had to decide. He said that he wanted to do, but to be afraid. I've made it clear that a person's life decrease not in this world. He seemed to understand and it is very difficult now.”