Policeman Guillaume Kip, former soldier and father, dies in operation: “He lived thoroughly for his job”

“He was a deeply devoted person” – Policeman guillaume kip, former soldier

For Michel Orban, a stepfather of the victim and former alderman in Tenneville, Guillaume was a bit of adventure. For example, This way of life. For example, he made it his job: “He had just spent five or seven years in the police, after ten years in the army, with missions in Lebanon and Afghanistan. However, He was a very sympathetic, courageous, manual and worker boy, he liked to invest. Furthermore, In his village in thisTuru (Houffalize), he participated in the big fire and all the local festivities. Similarly, He lived every commitment.”

Father of two children aged 8. Moreover, 4, Guillaume had then left the army to get closer to his family: “Going for four months on a mission without knowing if you come back, it was no longer policeman guillaume kip, former soldier compatible with family life. Meanwhile, He took the courses of the police academy. joined the federal police and settled in Warisy with my daughter, Mélina.”

Passionate sportsman. he took advantage of the slightest free moment to run, often with his partner Mélina, despite a harassing schedule: “Morning, afternoon, night: he chained the services. Sometimes twenty hours in a row; he had to wait for the judge’s instructions after each arrest. It was not always easy, but he never complained.”

A family united in the event

Warned in the middle of the night by the police. the family tightens their elbows: “My daughter receives friends, we are with her on the spot, just like my son. Guillaume’s parents too. We are all together, very united. Messages of support are flocking: Guillaume was so appreciated.”

Guillaume’s body must be autopsied in France Thursday. Friday before policeman guillaume kip, former soldier being repatriated to Belgium: “We are in the unknown; the social service of the police will keep us informed.”

To pain is added a feeling of helplessness in the face of drug trafficking: “It is a failure for the police. for our family. Banditry becomes common, the drug trafficking gangrene everything. Have you let it be done too long? Today we are trying to rectify, but for Guillaume, it is too late … My two little children must now grow without their father. We will help Mélina and our grandchildren as best we can”, assure Michel Orban.

A stream of tributes

Police areas from all over the country. but also simple citizens, already salute “an exemplary person and colleague”. On X, Interior Minister Bernard Quintin paid tribute to the young police officer.

At the same time. the Belgian and French authorities launched a policeman guillaume kip, former soldier joint investigation to determine the exact causes of the deadly collision. The Thionville prosecution confirmed. this Wednesday, the presence of narcotics in this case: “The authors would have got rid of narcotic products during the prosecution, in Belgian territory. These narcotic products were apprehended by the Belgian police and given to French investigators”.