WHAT PRECEDED
• On Friday, May 5, 2023 at 4:10 PM, a fight broke out at Zaventem station. Three young people ended up on the tracks. Just then a high-speed train arrived. A 22-year-old from Etterbeek was seized and died on the spot. A 16-year-old lost a leg and a third youngster was able to climb onto the platform just in time.
• The fight is said to have started after a misunderstanding. A student from Zavo secondary school in Zaventem had called two Brussels friends because he was having problems. These friends had each in turn gathered a group of comrades. In the station a fight broke out between the two groups who did not know that they had all come to Zaventem to ‘help’ the same boy.
• All suspects have now been released. The 22-year-old MM from Molenbeek – the third runner on the track – initially had an ankle bracelet, but was released on conditions in June. This year he will compete for the Correctional court must be held accountable.
Read more about the fatal brawl in Zaventem in our file.
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