Hasselt (Brussels Morning Newspaper) -A stabbing attack in Café Anoniem Hasselt Thursday night injured one male victim. The LRH police zone arrested a suspect who faces a courtroom appearance before an investigating judge today.
Café Anoniem in Hasselt witnessed an attack that left a male victim injured on Thursday evening. The LRH police zone took a 51-year-old individual for questioning who will appear before the investigating judge today. Medical personnel treated the victim in a hospital for injuries that did not threaten the victim’s life while officials conducted investigations about the fight’s background.
A stabbing took place at 6 pm at Café Anoniem, located at Mouterijstraat in Hasselt. The café gives meals to the homeless and offers day care services and support for them.
“A knife was used during the fight and a man was stabbed,”
Says Anja De Schutter of the Limburg Public Prosecutor’s Office.
“The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries, but his life is not in danger. The police were able to arrest a suspect, a 51-year-old man.”
What is the history of Hasselt stabbing incident?
The Mouterijstraat location of Café Anoniem operates as a fundamental support program that supplies food to homeless individuals while providing daycare services and emergency assistance. The area where this incident happened stands out for its social initiatives aimed at the community. Belgian national crime statistics show that violent knife incidents have risen modestly in the last few years, while Limburg Province documented 1,200 violent instances in 2022.
Hasselt stands out as a community where knife-related attacks occur infrequently despite the city ranking below other Belgian urban centers. The 51-year-old suspect faced immediate arrest thanks to the effective law enforcement of the LRH police zone. The Limburg Public Prosecutor’s Office declared that investigations remain active as forensic experts continued their trace evidence examination at the crime scene.
