Monday, November 06, 2006

Our tram home was delayed Friday night and so we wandered off to another tram stop ... later we heard the reason.

The story in Expatica Belgium ... The Antwerp police are still looking for witnesses in an incident that claimed the life of a young man last Friday.

The victim was apparently thrown under a tram on the Franklin Rooseveltplaats. He died instantaneously.

No suspects have been identified and the reasons behind this crime remain unknown, the police said.

The police understand that there was a disagreement involving the young man and the driver of a dark car who got back into his vehicle and escaped towards Astridplein after pushing the 26-year old under tram 11.

The police insisted that anyone who was in the vicinity of the crime-scene - in the tram, on the platform or in cars - should report to the nearest police station or call the following number: 0800 91119.

2 comments:

paris parfait said...

How terribly tragic.

Di Mackey said...

Yes, and there was nothing on the news today. This is the second murdered Moroccan in Antwerp, and the second time the media has seemingly fallen silent ... I don't understand this at all.

When the young Belgian teenager was killed by an immigrant, it was all over the news ... cctv images of fleeing suspects, information and calls for witnesses.

I'm waiting to see what happens over this death ... at the moment, it appears a horrendous crime was committed.