Senseless violence: Four teenagers beat a man in a coma in the heart of Bruges

The incident happened Saturday night. Four young people harassed cyclists between the Markt and the Burg. A man who stopped to talk to them was beaten up on the terrace of a catering business. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The perpetrators are very young: between 14 and 16 years old and all four come from Bruges. They have been placed in a youth institution.