Incident in Sint-Niklaas involves youths and injuries

Lailuma Sadid
Credit: Ivan Elegeert

Sint-Niklaas (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): A stabbing incident involving young people in Southport UK has left three children dead and 10 injured. A 17-year-old suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.

It has been said that the blue color of the bike path adds the finishing touch. Naegels explains “The blue stands for the Stiemerbeek the bike path shows the connection and the straight line leading to the Stiemervallei makes the artwork feel more endless.” It should be finished by the end of this week. During the fight which had a lot of shouting and aggressive behavior people in the cafĂ© saw the chaos happen.The fact that many young people were involved and that the conflict was related to debts shows the tension that led to this unfortunate event.

What led to the stabbing incident in Sint-Niklaas?

The incident started when a heated argument between a group of young people on the street turned into violence. The argument got more intense and ended with a stabbing. This fight happened near the access road to the Heilig Hart residential care center on Schoolstraat. People walking by found one of the stabbing victims at the location and a friend of the injured boy was also found close by. Emergency medical services and police quickly arrived at the scene. The medical team gave immediate help to the victims for their injuries while the police started looking into what happened.

Press magistrate Caroline Verschueren said that the stabbing involved two minors and one adult. One of the minors is in critical condition and is in serious danger. The fight started as a heated argument among young people but quickly turned into a violent stabbing causing serious injuries to the victims. Emergency services responded quickly and the victims got immediate medical help. They said that the seriousness of the injuries and the ongoing danger to one of the minors make the situation very serious. The suspect a 17-year-old ran away after the stabbing but was quickly caught by the police. The arrest happened almost right after the incident. The young suspect is set to appear in front of a juvenile court judge later today. The investigation into the stabbing is still ongoing and both the victims and witnesses have not yet given detailed statements about what happened before and after the attack.

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Lailuma Sadid is a former diplomat in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Embassy to the kingdom of Belgium, in charge of NATO. She attended the NATO Training courses and speakers for the events at NATO H-Q in Brussels, and also in Nederland, Germany, Estonia, and Azerbaijan. Sadid has is a former Political Reporter for Pajhwok News Agency, covering the London, Conference in 2006 and Lisbon summit in 2010.
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