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The father of one of the victims of the sex-killer Marc Dutroux has expressed his disgust at plans by a monastery of the Order of Saint Clare to offer a home to Dutroux’s former wife Michelle Martin if she is released from prison. Jean Lambrecks is the father of Eefje Lambrecks, who was kidnapped by Dutroux and his gang while she was holidaying with her friend An Marchel in the West Flemish resort of Ostend in August 1995.
The bodies of An and Eefje were found in September 1996 in the garden of a property belonging to Dutroux in Jumet, near Charleroi (Hainaut).
An Marchal’s father Paul has called the decision to offer Michelle Martin a home “bizarre” as it was taken so quickly and was made public by the Bishops.
On Wednesday Paul Marchal and his wife Betty visited the monastery in the hope of convincing the nuns to change their minds. After his meeting, Mr Marchal told journalists that there would vote on the issue.
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