Girl who hits other child, kicks and humiliates by juvenile judge placed in the closed institution (Ostend)
The police received a lot of tips about the video in which girls were fighting near the Velodroom Skatepark in Ostend. « We have been able to identify both the victim and the perpetrator, » it sounds. In the meantime, the girl appeared before the juvenile judge, who decided to place her in a closed institution.
The video would date from Thursday and have been recorded near Skatepark Velodroom near Maria Hendrikapark. The video would have been distributed via Snapchat, among others. The images are downright shocking. A girl is lying on the floor, while another girl is on top of her. She gets striking in the face. Others young people are present at the incident and laugh at what is happening at that time. Another films the whole event.
As if the striking blows in the face are not enough, two more hard stairs are followed in the face of the victim. Also in Gistel there were similar incidents last Sunday. Two films appeared in which young people were attacked. However, the facts in Ostend are independent of those in Gistel.
Perpetrator and victim identified
The police immediately started an investigation on Friday, after the video popped up. She asked tips through the press. There was a lot of response. « In the meantime, we have been able to identify both the perpetrator and the victim, » says Eline Goeminne of the Oostendse police. « The investigation into the facts is still ongoing. »
In the meantime, the perpetrator for the juvenile court has appeared. He decided to place her in a closed institution.
Both the victims and the perpetrators were also identified in Gistel. Two of the three perpetrators were now placed by the juvenile judge in a closed youth institution. The other perpetrator is free under strict conditions. (JRO)