Night party: a young man kills himself in Belgium while trying to escape the police

A 21-year-old young man, attending a night party in a hotel in Antwerp (northern Belgium) in violation of containment rules, was killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday while trying to escape the police , according to the prosecution.

The police, who had received several calls for noise pollution, intervened Sunday April 11, around 4 am.

The eight people present, including the victim, then tried to hide, reported the Antwerp prosecutor's office, which opened an investigation.

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According to the first elements of the investigation, the 21-year-old man died after falling from the 4th floor, apparently trying to escape through the bedroom window, a spokesperson for the prosecution told AFP. .

Psychological support

Gatherings of more than four people outside the home are currently prohibited in Belgium as part of the measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Psychological support was offered to clients and staff of the hotel, located in the very center of Antwerp, as well as to the seven other party participants, shocked by the tragedy.

The latter were also heard by the police.

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In another part of the city, a woman injured her shoulder on Saturday, when she jumped out of a window to try to escape the police intervened during a party that brought together 16 people.