A 59-year-old man has been seriously injured after he was stabbed outside a bicycle shop in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Tervuren. The victim had become involved in an argument with his 29-year-old assailant and was stabbed several times.
The incident happened at around 1:30pm outside the shop on the Brusselsesteenweg, the main shopping street in Tervuren. The cause of the argument that preceded the stabbing is still unclear. The victim is a 59-year-old man from Bertem (Flemish Brabant). He was taken to hospital, where his condition was described as not being life-threatening.
The assailant, a 29-year-old man from Zaventem (Flemish Brabant), has been detained and will be questioned by an examining magistrate. The examining magistrate will decide on whether the man should remain in custody.
The Leuven public prosecutor’s office has appointed a medical examiner to the case and Federal Police forensics officers have attended the scene to gather evidence. Detectives from the Voer & Dijle Local Police Service will continue the investigation that is being led by the examining magistrate.