Belgian mayor's throat slashed in cemetery, shocking countryFRANCOIS LENOIR/REUTERS Alfred Gadenne's murder has shocked Belgium. The popular mayor was found dead in a grave yard, which he locked the gates of each night. The murder of a Belgian city mayor whose throat was cut in a cemetery has shocked the country, and the country's prime minister expressed "horror" at the death of the retired national lawmaker. The cemetery was close to Gadenne's home; he acted as caretaker and locked the gates each night. "I have learned with horror of the brutal death of Alfred Gadenne," Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Twitter.

Source: Stuff September 11, 2017 22:07 UTC