Belgian mother who killed five children euthanised 16 years on

In 2010, Lhermitte filed a civil lawsuit demanding up to three million euros from a former psychiatrist, alleging his “inaction” had failed to prevent the murders. Still, she abandoned the legal battle after ten years without success. Last year, 2,966 people died via euthanasia in Belgium, with cancer remaining the number one reason cited. However, officials reported that for nearly three out of four requests, the patient presented “several types of suffering, both physical and psychological.”