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| The Belgian man charged with killing two babies and a nurse at a creche near Brussels is also suspected of killing an elderly woman, officials have said. | The Belgian man charged with killing two babies and a nurse at a creche near Brussels is also suspected of killing an elderly woman, officials have said. |
| The 20-year-old man has been named by Belgian media as Kim De Gelder. | The 20-year-old man has been named by Belgian media as Kim De Gelder. |
| He was arrested following Friday's knife rampage through a nursery in the town of Dendermonde, in which 13 people were also hurt - most of them babies. | He was arrested following Friday's knife rampage through a nursery in the town of Dendermonde, in which 13 people were also hurt - most of them babies. |
| On Monday, officials said he was also suspected of stabbing a woman to death near Dendermonde earlier this month. | On Monday, officials said he was also suspected of stabbing a woman to death near Dendermonde earlier this month. |
| Prosecutor Christian Du Four told journalists the man was believed to have been behind "an abominable crime committed against a 73-year-old woman on 16 January". | Prosecutor Christian Du Four told journalists the man was believed to have been behind "an abominable crime committed against a 73-year-old woman on 16 January". |
| There were "very clear indications of links between the murders", he said. | There were "very clear indications of links between the murders", he said. |
| The woman was stabbed to death in her flat in Beveren, near the northern city of Antwerp, while her husband was out visiting neighbours, according to the AFP news agency. | The woman was stabbed to death in her flat in Beveren, near the northern city of Antwerp, while her husband was out visiting neighbours, according to the AFP news agency. |
| Town shocked | Town shocked |
| On Sunday as many as 6,000 people marched in silence through Dendermonde, a small town in the north-west of Belgium. | On Sunday as many as 6,000 people marched in silence through Dendermonde, a small town in the north-west of Belgium. |
| Mourners laid wreaths at the site of the attack, where the two babies, who have been named as Korneel and Leon, were killed along with 54-year-old nursery worker Marita Blindeman, who died trying to protect them. | Mourners laid wreaths at the site of the attack, where the two babies, who have been named as Korneel and Leon, were killed along with 54-year-old nursery worker Marita Blindeman, who died trying to protect them. |
| The local mayor said the Fabeltjesland daycare centre would never re-open. | The local mayor said the Fabeltjesland daycare centre would never re-open. |
| The families of the victims were said to be too grief-stricken to take part in the vigil. | The families of the victims were said to be too grief-stricken to take part in the vigil. |
| The mayor said the Fabeltjesland daycare centre would never re-open | |
| The man charged with the stabbings and murders is due to appear in court on Tuesday. He was arrested hours after Friday's attack at the nursery. | The man charged with the stabbings and murders is due to appear in court on Tuesday. He was arrested hours after Friday's attack at the nursery. |
| Prosecutors said the suspect has refused to speak about the incident, or reveal his motives. | |
| The attack reportedly began after the suspect rang the doorbell at the nursery and told staff he needed some information. | The attack reportedly began after the suspect rang the doorbell at the nursery and told staff he needed some information. |
| When they opened the door, he ran in and "quickly pulled out a knife and started using it on the children", Mr Du Four said. | When they opened the door, he ran in and "quickly pulled out a knife and started using it on the children", Mr Du Four said. |
| "He then went up to another floor and started doing the same thing again," he added. | "He then went up to another floor and started doing the same thing again," he added. |
| The 10 children injured in the attack all had "multiple stab wounds on their legs, arms and all over their bodies", doctors said. | The 10 children injured in the attack all had "multiple stab wounds on their legs, arms and all over their bodies", doctors said. |
| Mr Du Four said that man probably intended to attack other nurseries after carrying out the first attack. | Mr Du Four said that man probably intended to attack other nurseries after carrying out the first attack. |
| "He had a list of three creches in Dendermonde, including the one where he acted," the prosecutor said. | "He had a list of three creches in Dendermonde, including the one where he acted," the prosecutor said. |