An average of five people are being euthanised every day in Belgium, according to new figures.
The statistics, published in a French-speaking newspaper in Belgium, show that in 2013 cases of euthanasia increased by close to 27 per cent compared to the previous year.
The newspaper, ‘Sudpresse’, said: “You could say that currently there are 150 cases of euthanasia per month in Belgium or, even more telling, five people euthanised a day”.