Belgian woman who murdered her 5 kids euthanized 16 years later to the day

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A Belgian woman sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of her five children 16 years ago reportedly died Tuesday after taking her euthanasia.

Geneviève Lhermitte, 56, slits the throats of her children at her home in Nivelles, Belgium, on February 28, 2007.

At that time their children were 3, 7, 10, 12 and 14 years old. His father, Bouchaib Mokadem, was visiting family in Morocco when he killed him.

Lhermitte tried to kill herself after the murders but was unsuccessful and called emergency services for help.

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Geneviève Lhermitte, 56, decided to have euthanasia in Belgium just 16 years after she murdered all five of her children aged 3 to 14. (Dirk Wamm/AFP via Getty Images And it’s for the lady – Olivier Papageniez-Bert van den Bee/Getty Images)

Her lawyers argued during her trial that she was mentally ill. In 2019, she was moved to a psychiatric hospital.

According to BBC News, the option of dying by euthanasia is legal in Belgium if a person is able and has “intolerable” physical and psychological pain.

Nearly 3,000 people were put to death in Belgium last year, with terminal cancer being the most common cause.

Bouchaib Mokadem, the father of the slain children, was visiting family in Morocco when Geneviève Lhermitte killed him. (Dirk Vamm/AFP via Getty Images)

Her lawyer said of her decision, “This is the specific procedure that Mrs. Lhermitte followed, in which various medical opinions were gathered.”

Lhermitte died 16 years after killing his children.

Psychologist Amelie Maroit told a local Belgian TV station that choosing to die on 28 February was a “symbolic gesture out of respect for her children”.

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According to the BBC, he said, “It could also be that she wanted to finish what she started, because basically she wanted to end her life.”