Tessenderlo –
A serious fight broke out at the school gate of Campus Max in Tessenderlo on Tuesday. A young man took several blows from four young men. He was slightly injured. The fight was filmed and the images are being shared.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The Beringen/Ham/Tessenderlo police have started an investigation into the facts, after both the boy’s parents and the school filed a complaint. “On Tuesday afternoon, the boy, who is in his final year, was met after school at the gate of Campus Max College in Stationsstraat,” says general manager Davy Mellemans. “The four young people waiting for him are not students or even ex-students of our school.”
In a video circulating, you can see how the boy is sitting on his bicycle and suddenly gets punched. He then has to take several blows and stomps from the foursome. “The boy suffered minor injuries to his face. But all in all he is doing well. He is seriously shocked, but is well taken care of by his family, our supervisors, teachers and his fellow students. He will return to school from Thursday. After all, we have planned a trip to a study fair. And he wants to focus fully on further studies.”
The reason for the fight is said to have to do with religion. The victim is said to have behaved like a ‘bad Muslim’. “But there is a good chance that the four young people were mistaken as victims,” says Mellemans. “The boy has no idea why he was tackled. I don’t even know if he is a Muslim, that doesn’t matter to us.” Police and public prosecutor’s office are not communicating about the fight for the time being.