Suspect confesses murder of woman missing since 2010
A suspect has confessed to killing mother-of-three Heidi De Schepper, who went missing 15 years ago, reported Het Laatste Nieuws. He allegedly said he did so at the request of her then-partner and showed investigators on a map where they buried her with the help of a third friend. Police today searched for the body in Balen, in the Kempen region, but her body was not yet found.
On Thursday, three suspects were arrested in the disappearance case: Heidi De Schepper's former partner and two friends of his. One of those friends, Nick G., was previously convicted for the murder of a friend in 2011, unrelated to the De Schepper case. He was placed under arrest by the investigating judge on suspicion of murder and now allegedly confessed to killing Heidi De Schepper.
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Nick G. stated that he killed De Schepper at the request of her then-partner. The former partner and another friend are also arrested on suspicion of murder.
Nick G. allegedly showed investigators on a map where De Schepper was buried. Police was at the scene today in Balen, looking for her body, but her body was not yet found. The search will continue tomorrow.
De Schepper went missing in 2010 aged 26, but her disappearance was never reported and only came to light by chance last year via the school of one of her three children. She reportedly led an isolated existence and had been out of contact with her family since she was 18. When her disappearance was established last year, her former partner told police she had left overnight with all her belongings. He had not heard from her since then, he said, and raised the children himself.
#FlandersNewsService | Police carry out a search in Balen, 28 February 2025 © BELGA PHOTO JILL DELSAUX / Heidi De Schepper, who disappeared in 2010 aged 26 © BELGA HANDOUT
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