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Belgium family found dead in Swiss canton of Vaud

A Belgian couple and their 13-year-old son were found dead on Monday in their home in the municipality of Apples in western Switzerland's Vaud canton, police have said.

Published: 18 June 2019 21:59 CEST
Belgium family found dead in Swiss canton of Vaud
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The bodies of the three were found late on Monday evening after concerned neighbours contacted the authorities, cantonal police in Vaud said in a statement.

Police are working on the theory the deaths were the result of a domestic dispute.

A police spokesperson said there was no indication at this stage that a firearm had been used. Investigations are now continuing.

Speaking about the deaths, the mayor of Apples, Marie Christine Gilliéron told the 20 Minutes news site that the news “had shaken everyone up, especially at the school which the son attended”.

According to 20 Minutes, the family had moved to Apples about a year ago. The man was a pharmaceuticals executive while his wife was a housewife, the site reported.

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Swiss probing 11-year-old over Islamist posts: media

Swiss police are investigating an 11-year-old boy believed to have been radicalised by Islamic extremists -- the youngest person ever to be involved in such a case in Switzerland, media reported Friday.

Published: 7 September 2024 08:35 CEST
Swiss probing 11-year-old over Islamist posts: media

Swiss broadcasters RTS and SRF reported that police in the southern Swiss canton of Wallis had questioned the boy in June.

He was questioned in connection with “racist and discriminatory content” posted on social media, they said, citing the cantonal juvenile court.

The child reportedly admitted to having had contact with people involved in extremist movements abroad.

The court had not identified the extremist movements in question, but RTS and SRF said they had obtained information indicating they were Islamist and Jihadist groups.

Prior to this case, Islamist extremist cases on record in Switzerland have never involved anyone younger than 14, the broadcasters reported.

Wallis authorities have reportedly opened a juvenile case against the child, whose nationality was not divulged.

The juvenile court had stressed that the level of radicalisation had yet to be established and that the boy enjoyed the presumption of innocence.

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