Bart U. confesses murdering Els Borst – BNR

Bart U. felt a “divine mission” to murder Chest. The murder was related to the euthanasia policy Borst said Van U. in the statement he made behind closed doors. U. said that he had come by bicycle to the home of Chest in Bilthoven and has her killed.

Painful
The link to the euthanasia legislation under chest has become, makes the murder of D66 leader Alexander Pechtold even more painful for many people. But not necessarily more political, he tells political reporter Jeroen Stans. “I find it difficult at this stage of the judicial process to make it that way. But he does indicate that her political and social work was that brought him to this.”

Pechtold hoped Yours . still would try to explain further, but really assume he no longer did. “We have here, in my opinion really dealing with a patient, I disturbed mind and in earlier instance he was not so clear in his motives. I feel that the minister has made it a priority, but the bitter feeling remains. ”

Nevertheless, it also came hard confession to Pechtold. “My most misgivings have unfortunately come true today. The motive of the suspect is shocking and confrontational. Els has been killed because of her social and political pioneering work in the field of euthanasia. That horrible reality makes it even more difficult to give a place its death “

In order to prosecute”. Els stood for everything D66 stands for. My thoughts are with her family and loved ones for whom this confession gives both more clarity, but also new sorrow. “D66 has had contact with the family. Through the family asks us to give them the space to process this grief and to not contact.

Confession
The Pieter Baan Centre wants from following U. to re-examine his confession. U. known earlier murder of a sister, but he was silent about the murder of Chest. Both women were killed with many stab wounds. Who wanted to make a statement of U. Thursday came completely unexpected.

The assassination of the then 81-year-old breast was two years ago. His sister Lois murdered Van U. in 2015. He said he did so in self-defense. His relationship with Lois, who tried to provide From U., according to him bad. In the statement he has made about the killing of his sister, hurried from U. of disagreements over abortion and euthanasia.