Stock Photo - Lawyer Stijn Verbist, Erik Van Espen, father of Julie Van Espen and Andreas Van Espen, brother of Julie Van Espen are pictured during a press conference of the family of murdered Julie Van Espen, Friday 10 November 2023 in Lier. The parents sue the Belgian State for a 'systematic failure of Justice'. The 23-year-old Julie Van Espen was murdered on the evening of 4 May 2019 when she was cycling from her home in Schilde to Antwerp. Her murderer Steve Bakelmans had been convicted for rape two times before but was not immediately arrested after he was convicted in the first instance. BELGA PHOTO JONAS ROOSENS.

Stock Photo: Lawyer Stijn Verbist, Erik Van Espen, father of Julie Van Espen and Andreas Van Espen, brother of Julie Van Espen are pictured during a press conference of the.

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