Sven Pichal will be punished, new chairmen at Groen and heroic bus driver will be honored: this is on the agenda next week (Domestic)

MONDAY

A general practitioner from Eeklo has a share in this the death of a 39-year-old woman? The judge in Ghent will rule on this. The woman took her own life after a dark and difficult period in which she struggled with an addiction to alcohol and medication. “She needed help, but instead she continued to use pills,” her daughter complained in court. The GP risks one year in prison, with or without deferment.

Former VRT presenter Sven Pichal was sentenced on Monday in the case surrounding the possession and distribution of images of sexual abuse of minors. He hopes not to have to go to prison again. His lawyer, Walter Damen, asked the criminal court in mid-November to impose a fully deferred sentence, linked to conditions. The Public Prosecution Service requests 37 months and agrees to a partial postponement if Pichal undergoes residential treatment.

It new chairman duo of Groen may become known. After the departure of Nadia Naji and Jeremie Vaneeckhout, three duos are competing for the job: Celia Groothedde and Steve Van Hessche, Bright Adiyia and Tina Schuermans and Bart Dhondt and Natacha Waldmann. An online voting round took place this weekend, the results of which will be released on Monday. If none of the three duos receives a majority of votes, a second round will follow on Thursday.

Jerko Tipuric is being honored by transport company De Lijn. The 64-year-old former footballer of Cercle Brugge and Beerschot is the man who responded very alertly at the end of November when his bus on a railway in Veldegem had stopped. He promptly dismissed his young passengers from the bus, thus avoiding a major human tragedy. Flemish Minister Annick De Ridder (N-VA) is also present to thank Tipuric. (Read more below the photo)

TUESDAY

The case is being heard in court an Aalst car salesman who made off with thousands of euros from unsuspecting buyers. Monica (29) and Tim (30), among others, paid a deposit of 4,000 euros and took out a car loan, but they never received the car they ordered. The seller denies that this is a fraud. (Read more below the photo)

Master Thijs will appear in court on Tuesday. The 38-year-old East Flemish man was arrested in February this year for creating and distributing child pornographic images and sexual offenses against minors. The court suspects the kindergarten teacher of abusing his own toddlers.

READ ALSO.“Several victims” of master Thijs have already been identified: parents were informed that their child can be seen in images

And Van Dale publishing house and VRT reveal the Word of the Year. In the Netherlands, the organization suddenly canceled the election because too much controversy had arisen. The ten nominated words are: AI washing, cutback inflation, burnout bureaucracy, comfort water, Gen Z intern, coolness gap, pager attack, professional jester, cheat scooter and transition regret. We will know the winner on Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY

Moving in Brasschaat a colossal oakwhich has been in the city of Antwerp for 150 years, a hundred meters away. The tree must make way for a construction project, which includes fourteen apartments and an office complex. Dutch specialists are called in to complete the job with the utmost care. The plan came from nature lover Wannes Kuyps, who wanted to avoid felling the monumental tree.

THURSDAY

The judge rules in the case the family of Julie Van Espen filed against the Belgian state. According to the parents of the murdered student from Schilde, the government made “a cluster of mistakes”, which led to Steve Bakelmans being able to rape and murder their daughter. Experts spoke in advance of “an exceptional summons”, which, however, “is not hopeless”. (Read more below the photo)

There is a verdict in the case a police commissioner who is suspected of raping and assaulting two women. The facts are said to have taken place in 2019 and 2014, but are strongly disputed by the commissioner. He risks a prison sentence of three years, part of which will be suspended.

FRIDAY

The reconstruction of an incident in which a 27-year-old Pole was killed came, will be held on Friday. The twenty-something died in mid-September after being pushed or falling from the skylight in Lotenhulle. What exactly happened that day is still unclear. A 36-year-old Pole is in prison on suspicion of manslaughter and culpable negligence.

The Bruges council chamber is considering a fatal stabbing in Oostkampwhere 15-year-old Milan Meert was stabbed with a bayonet during a birthday party. In that case, the Bruges public prosecutor’s office wants to bring nine young men before the court of assizes. Jordy D, who killed the victim, would have to answer for murder, just like two accomplices who were in jail for five months. The public prosecutor’s office requests a referral for five other partygoers for culpable absenteeism. For a ninth suspect, it only concerns prohibited carrying of weapons.