Two 18-year-old men suspected of fatally stabbing a 25- year-old Singaporean student in the city centre of Brussels on Nov 7 will remain in detention, according to Belgian media.
One of them appeared before Belgium’s council chamber on Friday, where his pre-trial detention was extended by a month, local media outlet Bruzz reported.The second suspect had appeared before the council chamber on Nov 13, where his pre-trial detention was also extended by a month.
The duo was arrested for manslaughter.
B. Aravind Pillay was stabbed in the abdomen and taken to hospital, where he died, according to a statement from the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office that same day.
The Brussels police received a call for assistance at Sint-Pietersstraat, a street in the Belgian capital, at 2.30am, according to local reports.
According to Bruzz’s Nov 29 report, Aravind was with two female students from Brussels that night when the trio were approached by the two suspects along Sint-Pietersstraat, where a student residence that housed the two women was located.
After the stabbing, Aravind’s companions called emergency services while the suspects fled.
However, they were identified and detained by the Brussels police after house searches.
Aravind left for Belgium on Nov 7, 2023, to complete his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. — The Straits Times/ANN
