After a first conversation with his client, Haentjens hinted on Monday evening that De Gelder had implicitly acknowledged committing the knife attack in the Dendermonde nursery and that he "understands that what he did was inhuman."
However, the lawyer was more cautious on Tuesday.
"When he is confronted with what happened, he says that he does not remember anything, but says that he is sorry and thinks that what happened to the victims is horrible," Haentjens said.
Regarding the murder of the elderly woman, police say they found a a document on De Gelder's computer with info on the woman, and
Next to her name, Elza Van Raemdonck, was written: "Result of the action: one," according to the newspaper.
