‘He’s bipolar, not dangerous’
One of the three victims, a 25-year-old young man, is believed to be seriously injured and is still recovering in hospital. Anwar H. could probably be overpowered immediately after the facts. The interims him at gunpoint, as his knife dropped and slumped to the ground. The man rolled onto his stomach and was arrested.
Anwar H.’s father says yes The newspapaer that his son is “not dangerous”. “He is bipolar (also called a manic-depressive disorder, ed.) and includes medication for this. If he forgets that, he goes all out. That’s what happened on Monday. He threatened and almost stabbed people with a knife, but that is only because of his illness,” it reads. According to the father, his son should be admitted.
Just now, the chief of police of the Brussels North police zone is calling for better cooperation between the police, the public prosecutor’s office and mental health care. “The problem is communication between the various services,” said chief commissioner Olivier Slosse in the parliamentary committee on justice. There was the knife attack on police officers in Schaerbeek in November discussed.