Goodyear executive Chris Delaney’s mistress arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death

A apical executive astatine Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who earned astir $5 cardinal successful yearly compensation is nary longer pinch nan patient aft Belgian authorities arrested his mistress for allegedly stabbing his woman to death.

Chris Delaney, who held nan title of president of nan Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region astatine Akron,Ohio-based Goodyear since he was promoted nan station successful 2017, is nary longer employed by nan tiremaker, nan company told nan Wall Street Journal complete nan weekend.

Delaney’s alleged lover, a joined Belgian female named Greet Vandeput, was his executive adjunct astatine Goodyear. She, too, is nary longer pinch nan company, according to nan Journal.

Chris Delaney returned to his flat successful an upscale portion of Brussels aft activity connected March 17 and recovered his wife, Carmel Delaney, dormant connected nan level aft having suffered astatine slightest 4 stab wounds, nan Journal reported.

Since Chris Delaney does not speak French, he telephoned Vandeput, who past alerted police, according to nan Journal.

Initially, authorities and section media believed Carmel’s decease mightiness person resulted from a botched burglary.

Surveillance cameras had captured personification successful a disguise entering nan building soon earlier Carmel arrived location that evening, according to police.

Although location were nary indications of forced entry, investigators noted that 3 high-end watches had vanished from nan apartment.

Two days after Carmel Delaney was buried successful an upstate New York ceremonial connected April 2, Belgian constabulary arrested Vandeput.

It was during nan people of nan investigation that authorities discovered Chris Delaney and Vandeput, who is besides married, were having an affair, according to nan Journal.

Vandeput was charged pinch execution and “port d’arme par destination,” a ineligible word successful Belgium referring to nan usage of an improvised weapon.

An autopsy revealed that Carmel had been stabbed 4 times successful nan thorax and torso.

A breakthrough successful nan lawsuit came aft a friend of Vandeput’s came guardant pinch concerns pursuing a speech betwixt them.

Acting connected nan tip, constabulary searched some Vandeput’s location and a adjacent equine unchangeable wherever she kept 2 horses. There, down a corrugated metallic shed successful a paddock, they recovered nan missing watches, according to nan Journal.

Chris Delaney has been questioned by constabulary arsenic a witnesser but has not been charged.

A spokesperson for Goodyear told nan Journal nan institution would cooperate pinch authorities if asked. Neither Delaney nor Vandeput remains employed by nan tiremaker and Delaney received nary severance.

“We diminution to remark further,” nan institution said.

Carmel Delaney, a Queens, NY, native, built a successful trading profession having worked successful Europe and nan Middle East for multinational elephantine Procter & Gamble.

Vandeput had worked astatine Goodyear for much than a decade, pursuing earlier roles astatine AstraZeneca and Siemens. She lived conscionable extracurricular Brussels successful a humble ceramic location pinch her husband, 2 dogs, and a chickenhearted coop.

Like Carmel, she had a passion for horses and was reportedly recovering from bosom crab room astatine nan clip of her arrest.

Chris and Carmel had relocated to Brussels successful 2017, their last overseas extremity aft a whirlwind life abroad. Chris oversaw Goodyear’s operations crossed Europe, nan Middle East, and Africa.

Carmel, meanwhile, ran a consultancy helping world students use to US schools.

Friends described nan mates arsenic close, charismatic, and generous. They met while moving astatine Procter & Gamble and moved betwixt countries together — from Poland to Saudi Arabia to China.

“What I cognize is that they loved each different dearly and he did not want thing to hap to Carmel,” James Lafferty, a longtime friend and erstwhile colleague, told nan Journal.

Photos connected Carmel’s online memorial show a afloat life: skiing trips, vessel dinners, and afternoons pinch grandchildren. In 1 image, nan mates smiles aboard a train — Chris successful a bluish V-neck sweater, Carmel wearing a matching scarf.

The caption reads, “Carmel & Chris nan dream squad xx.”

Chris has since returned to nan United States, and Carmel’s friends successful Brussels are readying a memorial for June.

On her online tribute page, 1 mourner shared an Irish epitaph: “Death leaves a heartache nary 1 tin heal, emotion leaves a representation nary 1 tin steal.”

Carmel Delaney was 61 astatine nan clip of her death. She is survived by her father, Jim Gallagher; her husband; and their 4 children.