Friends of murdered Steven B. respond to fatal stabbing: “He was trapped by a girl from the neighborhood” | Antwerp
AntwerpThe friends and schoolmates of the murdered Steven B. are convinced that the 16-year-old boy has been set up. On social media they send the name and address of the girl who would have sent the murder suspects from Aalst to Steven’s home.
The young people often discuss the social media apps Snapchat and TikTok about how Steven B. (16), who lives just on the border of Berchem and Borgerhout, ran into the arms of his attackers last Wednesday. Three young people, Saffi N. (18) and two 16-year-olds from Aalst, were waiting for him opposite his home.
On social media, there are several (school) friends who speak of a ‘set up’. do they mean that Steven B. has been set up by a friend. They would have given the Aalst youths the address of Steven B. in the Berchemlei in Borgerhout. Some even assume that they also promised the boys 50 euros if they tackled Steven B. The name and photo of the girl, her account on social media and her address in Antwerp are quickly circulated. “She will definitely be arrested by the police”, below the young people.
Other young people know that Steven B. is not a softie himself. He had a hand in the stabbing at the Central Station in Antwerp at the end of October, in which one of the Aalst boys was injured. Steven B. was then arrested and spent three weeks in Everberg’s closed institution. “Steven was so happy that he could go home after those three weeks,” says a boy who lived with him in Everberg.
“Participate in research”
The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office does not comment on the rumors on social media. “I can only report that the third suspect is still on the run,” Kristof Aerts said.
The two suspects are in (juvenile) prison. The 18-year-old Saffi N. will appear in court next Monday, which will decide on his further detention. His lawyer Wendy Bosschaerts says that her client Saffi N. is very impressed by the facts. “He is fully cooperating with the judicial investigation,” says the lawyer. The 16-year-old suspect from Aalst was sentenced by his juvenile judge yesterday sent to a closed institution for three months.
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