The Federal Police Service has released images of a man and a woman who were involved in an argument that resulted in a fight at last month’s Ghent Festival. The two are suspected of deliberately administering blows and causing injury to a 36-year-old man. The man, who is from Antwerp, fell badly and ended up in a coma. The police requesting that the two report to a police station. It is possible that they may have misjudged the severity of the incident.
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Police looking for two young adults involved in a fight at the Ghent Festival that left a man critically injured
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At around 0:40am on Friday 21 July there was an altercation with some pushing and shoving between two couples in the Onderstaat in Ghent. A 36-year-old man from Antwerp fell badly and ended up in a coma.
After the incident both suspects walked away towards the Belfortstraat. The police are now asking that they come forward. They are suspected of deliberately assaulting the 36-year-old man and his girlfriend.
The first suspect is a man about who is 20 to 25 years old and 1.85m tall. He has short dark hair and speaks with a Ghent accent. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a white Champion hoodie, black trousers and white/grey trainers.
The second suspect is a woman who is around 20 years old. She has light brown medium length hair. She wore a light blue sweater, a black shoulder bag and white Nike trainers.
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