A 17-year-old Dutch boy has been arrested in Antwerp for the fatal stabbing at the Antwerp discotheque Ikon last weekend. A 20-year-old Dutchman was killed after being stabbed during a fight at the discotheque. The suspect is being questioned by the police and will appear before a juvenile magistrate.
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Antwerp disco stabbing: Dutch teenager gives himself up to police
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Last Saturday night a 20-year-old Dutchman was stabbed and killed during a brawl at the IKON discotheque at the Straatsburgdok in Antwerp. A 25 year-old Dutchman was also stabbed during the fight, but survived.
On Sunday, seven people, one Belgian and six Dutch nationals, were questioned about the incident. However, they had not been involved and they were released. On Thursday evening a 17-year-old Dutch boy handed himself in to Antwerp police.
Kristof Aerts of the Antwerp Judicial Authorities told VRT News that "He indicated that he was involved in the fight and the subsequent stabbing. He was arrested and questioned further. In his statement he said, among other things, that he his actions were not deliberate. However, this is something that we will have to investigate further."
The teenager will be appear before juvenile magistrates later today where he will be formally charged with manslaughter.