Ilse Uyttersprot
Ilse Uyttersprot (10 May 1967 – 4 August 2020) was a Belgian Christian Democrat politician who served as a CD&V member of the Chamber of Representatives for East Flanders.
("a story of resilience").
Born in Dendermonde, she was the daughter of Raymond Uyttersprot, former mayor of Moorsel. She was a Chamber member from 2007 to 2010. From 2007 to 2013, she was mayor of Aalst, Belgium. Afterwards, she became a schepen (alderman) of the city.[1]
Death
[edit]Uyttersprot was murdered with a hammer in August 2020, aged 53; her boyfriend turned himself in to the police and admitted the crime, after which her body was discovered in an apartment in Aalst. She is survived by two children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ilse Uyttersprot (53), oud-burgemeester van Aalst, vermoord teruggevonden". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Spinks, Jason (4 August 2020). "Ilse Uyttersprot, former mayor of Aalst, found murdered". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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