Liege “Christmas Shoppers” Killer Had Criminal Background & “Grudge” Against Society – Graphic Pics & Video
Dec 14, 2011 1 Comment ›› Angelia
Killer named as Nordine Amrani, from a Moroccan background and on parole
Casually propped against a wall, these two rocket launchers and hunting rifle are just some of a cache of guns inside the home of ‘weapons mad’ Belgian killer Nordine Amrani.
The arsenal was uncovered by police during a raid of the gunman’s home during October 2007 and also includes several other powerful rifles, ammunition, and what appears to be a flak jacket.
Amrani, who on Tuesday murdered four people and wounded 125 others, also used his home in the city of Liege as a cannabis factory, with police finding more than 2,800 plants during the raid.
Yesterday, Amrani’s lawyer said he carried out the attack because he feared being sent to back to prison for a sex crime.
Amrani’s Alleged Corpse:
Inside Amrani’s Home:
Amrani’s Car:
The 32-year-old convicted criminal, who was due to marry his long-term girlfriend, used grenades and a semi-automatic rifle to cause carnage in the Belgian city before turning a revolver on himself.
Among his victims was a 45-year-old cleaning lady whom he shot dead near his home on Tuesday morning, as well as a 17-month old baby boy.
Mourners Honor The Liege Victims:
Defence lawyer Jean-Francois Dister said Amrani, a Belgian from a Moroccan background, was on parole and was due to answer a summons about allegedly ‘sexually molesting’ a young woman.
He is thought to have attacked the unnamed victim after driving alongside her in his van. Its number plate was captured by CCTV.
One of Amrani’s numerous previous convictions was for rape, for which he had been given a two-year suspended sentence in 2003.
If convicted again for a sex crime, he would have had to serve it.
This would have also meant his girlfriend, a nurse called Perrin Balon, finding out about the sex allegations against him.
‘He feared being returned to prison,’said Mr Dister. ‘He called me twice on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday morning about it.
‘What worried him most was to be jailed again. According to my client it was a set-up by people who wanted to harm him. Mr Amrani had a grudge against the law.
‘He thought he had been wrongfully convicted.’
After Tuesday’s attack, the bag Amrani used to carry his haul of weapons was found to still contain several loaded magazines, as well as a number of live grenades.
An enquiry has been launched into why he had not been under closer supervision while on bail after early release from a sentence of nearly five years.
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