Show not crime to kill dying belgian court acquits man who shot girl who tried to commit suicide brussels belgium Bel glum the question Iii whether hether or not a person Is guilty ot of a crime in hastening the death of another who to is suffering from a mortal wound lins has been decided in the negative here lit tile the case of a married titan man ulio iio shot and killed a girl mho ilio attempted to commit sul suicide elde hl plen plea haq wa that bite tie was djang and that he killed lier her rather titan thau watch her suffer lie he was waa arrested amrei ted but acquitted of the the charge of murder by tile brabant court of assizes Ass lyes tile the titan man was jerome Ifer hermans mans thir ty ly to two sears old and the girl was waa coldike age eighteen they had a love affair and tit tile the attempt at suicide resulted the shooting lne occurred in aie tj ie rois lols doCa decambre dt Cambre bras sels largest public paik colane rau ran froin the path into it a th thicket IcLet said hermans 1 I heard a shot and ran rail after her she had shot III iseff lu in the lie temple but was still alie e I 1 could not see her suffer and I 1 took her revolver and shot her lit in the neck thru then she was batill and I 1 shot I 1 myself f hermans recover recovered ei from ills his wound and vi as in prison tyr for it months until medical edical Al testimony given tit at the lie trial was to tile the effect that tile girls bu lefdal bound would line lame been filial fatal |