A woman and a youth have been stabbed on the street in the Brussels municipality of Evere. The police have apprehended 5 suspects in connection with the incident that happened near to the Vredeplein. The investigation is still ongoing.
Just before midnight the emergency services were called to deal with a fight in which a knife had been used. The Brussels North Local Police Service told the Brussels regional news platform Bruzz that “At the scene officers found a badly injured woman with stab wounds. She was taken to hospital but is no longer on the critical list”.
The police also found a minor that had sustained minor injuries in the incident. He was given treatment for his injuries at the scene.
The police say that they have detained 5 people that could have been involved in Tuesday night’s incident.
“The investigation is still ongoing, and in the interest of the investigation we wish to give no further comment at this stage”.