Young girls 'raped, abused and murdered' - Belgian court told

Prosecutors used the second day in a child-sex and murder trial today to paint a gruesome picture of crimes they claim Marc Dutroux and his co-defendants committed against six young girls in the 1990s.

Stone-faced, Dutroux and three alleged accomplices listened as prosecutor Michel Bourlet read from a 74-page statement and presented to the 12-member jury in Arlon a chronological catalogue of offences which have horrified the nation.