A 14-year-old boy was injured in a stabbing in Zaventem on Wednesday morning after he was allegedly attacked by a 16-year-old boy, prosecutors said.
The stabbing happened in Feldheim park in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Zaventem, according to the Halle-Vilvoorde public prosecutor’s office. Prosecutor’s spokesperson Mélanie Geeraerts said the 16-year-old suspect allegedly lashed out with a knife at the younger boy.
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The victim was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the back of the head. He was not in a life-threatening condition and has since been allowed to leave hospital.
The suspect fled immediately after the incident and is being sought by police. The motive for the attack remains unclear.
