Alfred Gadenne (31 January 1946 – 11 September 2017) was a Belgian politician for the Centre démocrate humaniste and mayor of Mouscron in Hainaut until his death in September 2017.

Alfred Gadenne
Gadenne in 2008
Mayor of Mouscron
Personal details
Born31 January 1946
Died11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 71)
Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityBelgian
OccupationPolitician

Death edit

Gadenne was murdered on 11 September 2017 at the age of 71. He was killed at a municipal graveyard close to his home in Mouscron by Nathan Duponcheel.[1] Local news outlets at first reported that a suspect handed himself in to police and that the motive was unclear.[2] The next day the then 18-year-old man told police he killed Gadenne to avenge the death of his father, who committed suicide in 2015 after losing his job as a local council employee.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Meurtre d'Alfred Gadenne: Nathan Duponcheel est jugé coupable". 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ Belgian mayor's throat slashed in cemetery, shocking country
  3. ^ Teen 'killed Mouscron mayor Alfred Gadenne in revenge for father's death'