An international student was stabbed to death in the early hours of Thursday morning in central Brussels. Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder.
A 25-year-old Singaporean student was stabbed on Rue Saint-Pierre in the city centre at around 02:30 on Thursday morning. The street runs parallel to Rue Adolphe Max, a popular shopping street.
Officers from the Brussels-Ixelles police zone arrived to the scene and discovered the victim with a stab wound in his abdomen. Police provided first aid until paramedics arrived. The victim was hospitalised but he did not survive the incident.
According to police, the victim was approached by two suspects and was stabbed after a short conversation. The suspects, both men aged 18, have been detained following house searches. They were charged with murder on Friday afternoon.
The Public Prosecutor's Office, an investigating judge, a forensic doctor and the Federal Judicial Police have all examined the site of the incident.
The Public Prosecutor has stated that "the exact circumstances of the events have yet to be clarified" and will not comment further while the investigation is ongoing.
