Dutroux claims he is not a murderer

Marc Dutroux, chief defendant in a horrific child rape and murder trial that has transfixed Belgium for over three months, rejected the most serious charges against him today in a final courtroom appeal before a jury decides his fate.

Speaking to the 12 member jury, Dutroux expressed ”sincere regret” for what he did but insisted his role was small and seeking anew to shift responsibility to his three co-defendants and a shadowy crime network he claims is still at large.