Police find stamped man in vans after carjacking, inspector injured in pursuit (Asse)
Thanks to the deployment of the police helicopter, two more suspects could be intercepted. – © JHM
A police inspector of the local police zone Amow was injured on Saturday night in a chase in the center of Zellik. In addition, a stamped and wounded man was found in a van.
A patrol of police zone Amow (Asse/Merchtem/Opwijk/Wemmel) found a suspicious van on the Brusselsesteenweg in Zellik in the night from Saturday to Sunday around 1.15 am.
When the police wanted to check the vehicle, four to five people jumped out of the vehicle and they immediately run it. One of them could be caught immediately after a chase. A police inspector was injured. Before the chase, the local police received air support from the police helicopter Rago. He circled above the center of Zellik for a while and so two other suspects could be effectively intercepted.
Carjacking
When the van was checked, another man was found in the cargo space, who had been stuck and had visible injuries. That man stated to the police that he was originally the driver, but that the vehicle was carved and that he was tied and beaten. “The three suspects have since been interrogated and they largely deny the facts. Only for the strokes did one of them give an unbelievable explanation, « reports Sabine Lievens of the Halle-Vilvoorde public prosecutor's office.
« The three suspects will be brought before the investigating judge on Monday on suspicion of theft with violence or threat at night, by two or more people and with weapon display, unlawful deprivation of liberty and deliberate blows and injuries resulting in disability. » The public prosecutor asks their arrest. Further research is needed to find out the true circumstances of the facts. (MvL)
