25-year-old Singaporean student was stabbed to death in Brussels, 2 young people were arrested

SINGAPORE – A 25-year-old Singaporean student died after being stabbed in the stomach in Brussels city center on November 7.

According to the statement made by the Brussels Prosecutor’s Office on the same day, the victim was taken to hospital and died.

According to local news, Brussels police received a call for help from Sint-Pietersstraat street in the Belgian capital at 2.30am local time.

After house searches, Brussels police identified and detained two 18-year-old men.

“Preliminary elements of the investigation indicate that two suspects approached the victim and an argument resulted in a stabbing,” said spokeswoman Yasmina Vanoverschelde.

According to Brussels media Bruzz, the victim was with two students in the city center that evening when two strangers harassed the group.

The trio then went to Sint-Pietersstraat.

When the victim was left alone, two suspects approached him and one pulled out a knife.

The police gave first aid to the injured until medical teams arrived.

A police cordon was established at the scene.

The police also informed the judge at the Brussels prosecutor’s office, who requested an investigative judge to visit the scene.

The Brussels prosecutor said that at this stage of the investigation the exact circumstances of the incident have not yet been clarified.

The Straits Times has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Embassy in Brussels for more information.