Lier police have started an investigation into a fight that took place on Friday at the Arthur Vanderpoorten Campus of the Atheneum. A 15-year-old boy received many blows. The fight was filmed and the images quickly circulated on social media.
The truth happened on Friday after school at the Arthur Vanderpoorten Campus from the Atheneum in Lier. A 15-year-old boy is surrounded by several dozen other students. Video footage circulating on social media shows the boy receiving several blows to the head and several stomps from two guests. The spectators do not get involved.
“We were not called to the scene of the fight, but in the meantime the boy filed a complaint,” said local police spokeswoman Magalie Der Boven. Indeed, we have started an investigation. Based on the information we have now, such as the camera images, we are doing everything we can to identify the fighters. case closed.”
The boy, who is very happy, suffered minor injuries in the incident. According to his mother, this is not the first time there have been violent incidents at a school in Lierse. “But we definitely don’t have a big problem of violence,” says Der Boven. “Some problems move from the cities to Lier, but it’s definitely not true that there are fights like that every week. We alert.”
Rap drill
Mayor Rik Verwaest (N-VA) also says it would be dangerous in Lierse school environments. “We have a lot of schools and unfortunately there are students who go too far, but there are no major problems. We feel this on the ground and in the figures. But of course we take every fight seriously and the police and the prosecutor’s office will do the job.”
A few years ago, Lier had to deal with so-called drill rappers who caused concern. They boasted of weapons and glorified violence. “But we finally got that problem under control very quickly,” the mayor said.
2024-04-27 18:21:22
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