The man who died Thursday night in a stabbing in Best is a 63-year-old man from Eindhoven. A man from Best (39) was taken to the hospital with injuries. This is what the police report. After police received a report on the night of Thursday to Friday, they found the seriously injured man in Koningin Julianaweg-Zuid in Best. Medical assistance was useless.
The stabbing was preceded by an argument or an altercation in a nearby coffee shop, according to a police spokesman. What exactly happened there is still under investigation.
According to the police, it is also unclear whether more people were involved in the brawl than the deceased man and the injured man.
Traces of DNA
The De Smulhoek café is located in Koningin Julianaweg-Zuid, with the Ons Café next door. The man lay on the sidewalk in front of the coffee shop, which had since closed.
On Thursday night, the police cordoned off the area. Forensic investigators looked there for traces of DNA, fingerprints or objects that can tell more about the circumstances.
The East Brabant police are asking witnesses and other people who know more about what happened to come forward.
