Man stabs and kills children in a daycare center

[Eggroll]

Surprised no one else has mentioned this, pretty messed up story.

DENDERMONDE, Belgium — Two children and an adult were killed and 12 others slashed in a knife attack at a day care center in western Belgium on Friday.

The attack occurred about 20 miles northwest of Brussels, near the town of Dendermonde.

Christian Du Four, a local prosecutor, said at a news conference that a man rode his bicycle to the Fabeltjesland day care center, entered and immediately began slashing adults and children. The two dead children were younger than 3; a woman working in the day care center was also killed.

Theo Janssens, a social worker who arrived about five minutes after the attacks, said: “People were screaming and crying. There was blood everywhere. Babies were crying. People had children in their arms. They were bleeding. One of the children was already dead.”

The assailant then walked out of the center and got on his bicycle. He was apprehended by the police at a nearby supermarket shortly after the 10 a.m. attack, Mr. Du Four said, according to The Associated Press.

Dr. Ignace Demeyer, who was coordinating the medical response to the operation, told reporters that 10 children arrived at area hospitals with serious stab wounds. All required surgery, and all were now in stable condition.

“This was a particularly violent attack. All the kids had multiple stab wounds on their legs, arms and all over their bodies,” he said.

He said two adults also required surgery and were in stable condition. Nine of the 21 children who were at the center at the time of the attack were unharmed, he said.

"People are totally in shock," said Leene Du Bois, a spokeswoman for the regional government of Flanders, The A.P. reported. She said the man suspected of carrying out the attack did not appear to have any connection to the day care center.

Local police did not identify the assailant, nor did they give any biographical information about him beyond his age — between 20 and 25 years old.

One of the day care center’s staff members told Belgian broadcaster RTBF that the attacker’s face had been painted with make-up. Other local media reports said that the man arrested was a local resident of the area with a history of mental illness.

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[Saga]

thought for a second your sig was one of the guys.

[Elvis]

Wtf Belgium?

[Mizango]

Wow

[Dareus]

Holy shit, that is horrible. I can't believe people like that exist.

[sruon]

Yeard heard that on radio yesterday, on the way to work.

Pretty sick.

[miokomioko]

Fucking Americans... owait.

[Meian]

thought for a second your sig was one of the guys.

heh thought the same.

That is some messed up crap. Just wished these type of news would give better info on the assailants.

[Firedemon]

man, people are totally fucked in the head =/

[Metah]

Surprised no one else has mentioned this, pretty messed up story.

This should be the first line in ever topic ever made in General Discussion by law.

Seriously though, fucked up story.

[Null]

Man...I seriously feel for the parents of the children. That is extremely fucked up.

[Kuya]

OH MY G- Oh, Belgium.

[Correction]

I call for an immediate ban on knives and lawsuits against knife makers.

oshi-

[Elvis]

Knives don't kill people. People with knives kill people.

[Kiro]

Elvis can do no wrong with that avatar protecting him. You win this round.

[Blarg]

If those kids had concealed carry guns this wouldn't have happened.

[hagun]

Sad day indeed.

Good thing that country has greater control on guns. If that was the US there would be 21 dead children and some adults by high caliber, fully automatic assault rifles. Good thing they don't have our Bill of Rights or there would have been lots of body bags used that day.

[Null]

Toasters don't toast toast. Toast toast toast.

[Baha]

Some witnesses stated he was wearing white facepaint, with his eyesockets darkened. Media's falling over themselves to compare that makeup to the Joker.

No bright red lipstick though (this was literally said in an article with a huge picture out of the Dark Knight). They're just saying he might've been personifying himself with the Joker, not bluntly stating it was the inspiration or anything, but it's still in pretty bad taste. Read some articles that investigate how 'secure' other daycare centers are. Frigging fear-mongering media, as if it's not a tragedy without the added bullshit. :/

[archibaldcrane]

Sad day indeed.

Good thing that country has greater control on guns. If that was the US there would be 21 dead children and some adults by high caliber, fully automatic assault rifles. Good thing they don't have our Bill of Rights or there would have been lots of body bags used that day.

8/10 You got too descriptive of the rifles though, almost pulled it off.