The drama happened just before noon in the Geneffestraat in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. A 29-year-old man stabbed someone from his own family, the Brussels public prosecutor confirmed. According to La Dernière Heure, it is the uncle of the perpetrator.
What exactly happened is not yet clear. The public prosecutor’s office declined to provide any further information about the circumstances of the incident. “In order to find out what happened, the public prosecutor’s office carried out various investigative acts. The investigation is ongoing,” said Sarah Durant of the Brussels public prosecutor’s office.
After the facts, the perpetrator fled, but he was soon apprehended by the police. “Soon after the facts, the perpetrator was arrested. The man will be seen today by the investigating judge, who will decide on his further detention, “said the public prosecutor’s office.