Director of death?

As day broke on the cold morning of 22 January 2017, a few tourists braved the crisp sea breeze to take a stroll along Knokke beach in northeast Belgium.

Sunlit sand dunes stretched for miles in the popular seaside resort.

But as one walker passed by a wooden jetty just after midday, they made a shocking discovery.

Among beer cans and driftwood, the body of Sofie Muylle, 27, lay lifeless.

Sofie had gone to a piano bar along the seafront with her new boyfriend the previous