A woman accused of attempting to murder her two daughters in a Belgian coastal town was once again released under conditions, confirmed the Bruges section of the West Flanders Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday.
The 44-year-old Dutch woman was driving in De Haan with her daughters, aged 15 and 12, when she crashed into a lamppost on the night of 4 February. Nobody in the car was wearing a seatbelt.
The 15-year-old daughter was hospitalised and remained in a critical condition for two weeks, but survived. The accused and her 12-year-old daughter sustained minor injuries.
Authorities on the case suspect the crash was deliberate. The woman, who faces charges of attempted double murder, was taken back into custody a few days ago for breaching her release conditions.
In March, the mother was first released on the condition that she entered a psychiatric facility and avoided physical contact with her daughters.
The conditions included mandatory medical treatment as a psychiatrist assessed that she suffers from a mental illness impairing her perception of reality.
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