Dutroux gets 5 years in prison

Brussels - Belgium's most reviled criminal, suspected child killer Marc Dutroux, was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison…

Brussels - Belgium's most reviled criminal, suspected child killer Marc Dutroux, was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for crimes related to his 1998 escape from custody. Dutroux was present in the court at Neufchateau in southern Belgium.

Dutroux was also fined 80,000 Belgian francs (£1,600) for attacking police officers and stealing a gun and a car in his 1998 escape, Mr Donnay said.

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