Victim (23) Brussels attacks opts for euthanasia because of psychological suffering
After six years, the attacks in Brussels claim another victim. Shanti (23) chose euthanasia in May over the depression and anxiety attacks became too much for her.
On March 22, 2016, Shanti was one of the students of the Sint-Rita College in Kontich who were queuing at the check-in counters at Zaventem airport. They leave on a trip to Rome. But then two terrorists detonated two heavy bombs.
Shanti was not materially injured, but psychologically she was badly hit by the terror, writes The standard. She suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome and was severely depressed. They had terrible anxiety attacks and in the weeks after the attacks she barely slept.
Shanti sought help because she no longer dared to come out. She isolated herself completely. Since the doctors couldn’t help her, they referred her to a psychiatrist. In the years that followed, they were recorded several times. She wrote about it on Facebook and she also gave lectures about it.
Unbearable
From her messages on Facebook it appeared that Shanti was very grateful for all the help she received. She went to study orthopedagogy and became a member of a student club where she developed and developed. But at the same time she described how heavy the present is.
She dreamed of a life without fears. “A life in which she won’t go through hell during the fireworks on New Year’s Eve, in which she can take the bus without having a panic attack when an ambulance passes. She wants a life in which she decides what she does, and not the terrorists of Zaventem,” it sounds.
The panic attacks, depression and insomnia for six years. Until Shanti convinced that there was only one because of unbearable suffering. After examination by a team of doctors, her request was granted. The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office – which subsequently included an investigation – also concluded that the legal rules had been followed.
Her story is only now known. Her parents choose not to respond for the time being.