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Dendermonde nursery attack
On 23 January 2009, a stabbing attack took place at Het Fabeltjesland daycare centre in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium. Three people were killed, and twelve were injured in the attack. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Kim de Gelder, had killed an elderly woman in Jabbeke a week earlier and police have suggested he was plotting more nursery attacks.
In 2013, de Gelder was sentenced to life imprisonment. The daycare centre where the initial attack occurred is expected never to reopen.
In October 2008, 20-year-old Kim de Gelder, a resident of Sinaai, started purchasing items for his plan to murder people. His original plan was to pretend to be a house water and soil inspector to get into peoples' houses before murdering them. Over the course of four months, he purchased knives, a bulletproof vest, makeup, a camera, a printer for business cards, a laminator, a bicycle, glasses, pH test strips, and blue T-shirts with the logo of his fake inspection company. He activated a new phone number, made a fake voicemail related to his company, resigned from his old job, and created his own business card. He also created the fake name "Beekmans Marcus" for the business card, and added a photo of himself with glasses, red hair, and a fake mole.
On 12 January 2009, De Gelder visited a neighbourhood of Beveren to scout the area. Two days later, he arrived at the neighborhood on his bike while wearing his water inspector disguise. He also wore a bulletproof vest underneath his shirt. He hid a knife in a jacket and walked up to a house with the intention of killing everyone inside. He walked around the house, looking for a front door. He tried to open a back door and looked through windows, only to realize the family wasn't in the house. He put back on a scarf, placed his items in his backpack, and left the neighborhood in frustration. During this time, he lost his knife, which had fallen through a hole that had formed earlier in the jacket. De Gelder sewed the hole three days later.
On 16 January, at approx. 1 p.m., De Gelder wore his water inspector disguise and his bulletproof vest. He rode to Varsenare, part of Jabbeke, on his bicycle with the intention of killing everyone in the neighborhood. He parked his bicycle in a hidden spot before approaching the door to a house. He pulled out his knife and hid it in his jacket, before ringing the doorbell. He was also carrying several items related to water inspection. Elza Van Raemdonck answered the door, and De Gelder introduced himself as a water inspector. He asked Van Raemdonck if he could check her water meter to take samples. Van Raemdonck allowed him in and let him enter her bedroom, as the water meter was located there. Once in the bedroom, De Gelder pulled out his knife and stabbed Van Raemdonck in the chest, neck, and stomach. She collapsed between the wall and bed.
After killing Van Raemdonck, De Gelder wiped the blood on his knife on her sweater. He checked the house to see if anyone else was home, only to realize no one else was there. He returned to Van Raemdonck's body and poked her cheek to see if she was dead. After verifying, De Gelder checked his clothes for blood before putting his items in a backpack. He got on his bicycle and rode back home. At approx. 4:55 p.m., Van Raemdonck's husband returned home and called the police after discovering his wife's body.
During his ride back home, De Gelder briefly stopped midway to cover up his makeup. He returned to his apartment at 3 p.m. De Gelder changed his hair color from red to brown, and spent several hours in the bathroom processing the murder in his head. Later in the evening, De Gelder attended a stand-up comedy show before going back home at 11 p.m. He struggled to sleep for the entire night.
The next day, De Gelder looked up the murder on the internet. After being relieved that he wasn't a suspect, he made a "scoreboard" document to track his victims. He would spend the next few days planning an attack on three daycare centers in Dendermonde after looking up contract killers, serial killers, and mass murderers.
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Dendermonde nursery attack
On 23 January 2009, a stabbing attack took place at Het Fabeltjesland daycare centre in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium. Three people were killed, and twelve were injured in the attack. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Kim de Gelder, had killed an elderly woman in Jabbeke a week earlier and police have suggested he was plotting more nursery attacks.
In 2013, de Gelder was sentenced to life imprisonment. The daycare centre where the initial attack occurred is expected never to reopen.
In October 2008, 20-year-old Kim de Gelder, a resident of Sinaai, started purchasing items for his plan to murder people. His original plan was to pretend to be a house water and soil inspector to get into peoples' houses before murdering them. Over the course of four months, he purchased knives, a bulletproof vest, makeup, a camera, a printer for business cards, a laminator, a bicycle, glasses, pH test strips, and blue T-shirts with the logo of his fake inspection company. He activated a new phone number, made a fake voicemail related to his company, resigned from his old job, and created his own business card. He also created the fake name "Beekmans Marcus" for the business card, and added a photo of himself with glasses, red hair, and a fake mole.
On 12 January 2009, De Gelder visited a neighbourhood of Beveren to scout the area. Two days later, he arrived at the neighborhood on his bike while wearing his water inspector disguise. He also wore a bulletproof vest underneath his shirt. He hid a knife in a jacket and walked up to a house with the intention of killing everyone inside. He walked around the house, looking for a front door. He tried to open a back door and looked through windows, only to realize the family wasn't in the house. He put back on a scarf, placed his items in his backpack, and left the neighborhood in frustration. During this time, he lost his knife, which had fallen through a hole that had formed earlier in the jacket. De Gelder sewed the hole three days later.
On 16 January, at approx. 1 p.m., De Gelder wore his water inspector disguise and his bulletproof vest. He rode to Varsenare, part of Jabbeke, on his bicycle with the intention of killing everyone in the neighborhood. He parked his bicycle in a hidden spot before approaching the door to a house. He pulled out his knife and hid it in his jacket, before ringing the doorbell. He was also carrying several items related to water inspection. Elza Van Raemdonck answered the door, and De Gelder introduced himself as a water inspector. He asked Van Raemdonck if he could check her water meter to take samples. Van Raemdonck allowed him in and let him enter her bedroom, as the water meter was located there. Once in the bedroom, De Gelder pulled out his knife and stabbed Van Raemdonck in the chest, neck, and stomach. She collapsed between the wall and bed.
After killing Van Raemdonck, De Gelder wiped the blood on his knife on her sweater. He checked the house to see if anyone else was home, only to realize no one else was there. He returned to Van Raemdonck's body and poked her cheek to see if she was dead. After verifying, De Gelder checked his clothes for blood before putting his items in a backpack. He got on his bicycle and rode back home. At approx. 4:55 p.m., Van Raemdonck's husband returned home and called the police after discovering his wife's body.
During his ride back home, De Gelder briefly stopped midway to cover up his makeup. He returned to his apartment at 3 p.m. De Gelder changed his hair color from red to brown, and spent several hours in the bathroom processing the murder in his head. Later in the evening, De Gelder attended a stand-up comedy show before going back home at 11 p.m. He struggled to sleep for the entire night.
The next day, De Gelder looked up the murder on the internet. After being relieved that he wasn't a suspect, he made a "scoreboard" document to track his victims. He would spend the next few days planning an attack on three daycare centers in Dendermonde after looking up contract killers, serial killers, and mass murderers.
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