Millionaire baroness dead: Myriam Ullens de Schooten was shot dead in the car

Lasne (Belgium) – Baroness Myriam Ullens de Schooten († 70) is dead! And it seems that there is a family drama behind the horrific crime…

According to numerous local media reports, the drama took place in Lasne, a Belgian municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant. This is around 30 kilometers from the capital Brussels.

The German-born entrepreneur was found dead in her car by police officers on Wednesday morning. Prior to this, the emergency services were informed by telephone call.

“A man reported to the police and said he had committed a serious crime, he had killed his stepmother,” said Marc Rézette, prosecutor of the King of Walloon Brabant, on Wednesday evening. And he added, “We can talk about a family tragedy.”

According to the Belgian portal “ VRT NWS“There has been a conflict between the 70-year-old and her stepson Nicolas Ullens de Schooten for some time.

The former agent of the Belgian state security accused his stepmother of squandering his father’s fortune – Baron Guy Ullens de Schooten Whettnall – since he suffered the consequences of a stroke.

The 88-year-old is considered a wealthy businessman and was the CEO of a sugar factory for a long time. In 2012, the Belgian newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws” estimated his fortune at 250 to 300 million euros.

According to local media reports, the investigation into the death of the baroness is ongoing, but there is no current statement from the emergency services.

Adelige was a successful entrepreneur

Baroness Myriam Ullens de Schooten was born on September 23, 1952 in Cologne. She spent her earliest childhood in Germany, where her father was stationed as an officer in the Belgian army.

At the age of five she moved back to Belgium with her family and later went to school in Liège. Almost 20 years later, the then 24-year-old founded her first company, a salad delivery service. Further establishments in the fashion sector followed, as well as his own shop for pastries in Brussels.

In 1999, Baroness Myriam Ullens de Schooten married her second husband, Guy Ullens, whom she had met in 1991. Together, the couple was active in the art scene and founded a fashion label called Maison Ullens in 2009.

The 70-year-old leaves behind two children from her first marriage.