Woman Reportedly Killed 5 of her Children, put to death — at her own request —

A Belgian woman who murdered her five kids was put to death — at her own request — 16 years to the day after she slit the throats of her son and four daughters with a kitchen knife, her lawyer said.

Genevieve Lhermitte, 56, murdered her children — ages 3 to 14 — on Feb. 28, 2007, in the town of Nivelles while their dad was away, the BBC reported.

She tried to commit suicide at the time by stabbing herself but failed and called emergency services.

Lhermitte was sentenced to life in prison in December 2008 and transferred to a psychiatric hospital in 2019.

Her lawyer, Nicolas Cohen, said she died by euthanasia Tuesday — the 16th anniversary of the killings, according to Sky News. It’s not clear how she died, but lethal injection is typically the method.

Lhermitte died at Leonard de Vinci hospital in Montigny-le-Tilleul, the news outlet reported, citing the Belgian news site Sudinfo.

“It may also have been for her to finish what she started because basically, she wanted to end her life when she killed them,” Maroit said, the BBC reported.

Last year, 2,966 people died from euthanasia in Belgium, a jump of 10% compared to 2021.

Since 2014, Belgium has allowed kids to also be helped to die if they are terminally ill and in great pain — and if they have parental consent. - NYPOST
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