Frenchman remains in jail for fatal stabbing in Ostend

The facts take place on the night of Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 October 2021 in the Vooruitstraat. In the prostitution neighborhood, a 30-year-old Frenchman gets into a fight with two compatriots around 5.45 am. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries in the stabbing. He died in hospital an hour later from his injuries.

“Disagreement Over a Woman”

The other two Frenchmen were arrested and later detained by the investigating judge. The first statements showed that a banal conflict was the basis of the stabbing. A few days after the facts, MS (34) was released under conditions by the courtroom. S. stayed on site and would also have called the emergency services. He had nothing to do with the stabbing itself.

CB (31) is still in prison. According to his lawyer, the suspect was attacked by the victim with a knife. The fatal stabbing is said to have been inflicted accidentally when he fell on the victim during the skirmish. B. also claims that there would have been a disagreement between S. and the victim about a woman.