The blue stone plates, in a thousand pieces, are still on the ground. The window overlooking an desk has almost no more glass. And faced with this decor, still in shock, the swollen eye, claws on the face, the son of the boss of “Ben Carrelage”, this DIY store on rue Vandartichelen in Molenbeek Attacked Sunday afternoon by a group of ultra supporters from FC Bruges. The images have circulated abundantly on social networks, shortly before the start of the Belgian Cup final between the Blauw in Zwart and Anderlecht. “”Everything happened very very quickly. I didn’t understand anything“, Explains the young man who says he was afraid for his life and that of his 73 -year -old father.
“It was around 3 p.m. that everything happened“, Says the young man. Ultras from the football club cross his neighborhood, the maritime district, in Molenbeek.”My father, seeing them arriving, wanted to avoid damage. He wanted to close the shutters before they got into the store. But unfortunately, they did not miss it.“
My father has an open skull, me broken ribs
Seeing his father taken to task, the young man decides to intervene, even if he also takes blows. “”I wanted to protect my father“, testifies our interlocutor, still moved.”I got into the heap without thinking and I got back into it, I was struck with punches, kicks, candies“, of gas, sold by trade and arranged at the entrance.”They swung them on my head. I was able to hide in the office. Fortunately, otherwise I think I would have lost my life.“
“My father fell on his head“He continues.”He had an opening at the skull and I have bruises everywhere, broken ribs, distorted face, etc. It was really violent.“
The son of the boss, speaking Dutch, held up when the hooligans invect him. “”They said, ‘We’re going to kill you, it will be your last day.’ Harden words, pure racism. Me, it shocked me. I didn’t know what to do anymore. I was on the ground. I don’t know if I had to think of my life or that of my father. He had undergone an operation two weeks ago. That’s why I was afraid for him. But now, he is also in shock. He is at home, he is silent, he does not want to speak to anyone. Afterwards, I understand. It is an elderly person who receives blows, at his age. It’s really sad. Everything happened very quickly. Suddenly, I find myself on the ground, I saw that kicks, punches … I was able to protect myself as much as possible, but I am still a little stuck.“
-How much were they? “”In the store, I would say about fifty. But in total, outside, I think they were a lot. I think there were two groups, one who was a little further and another which was really towards the end. I think they were really there to break everything.“
Our witness is also surprised by the late reaction from the police. “”About twenty minutes later.“Too late according to him. In any case,”I do not understand what so many people did here, without police or security. Unfortunately, we were there at the wrong time in the store and we picked up every time …“
Complaint will soon be filed by the family.
I have two deep wounds
A friend of the family on the spot explains for his part that he also had shots. “”I was at home and first heard noise. A first group of, rather quiet supporters who were heading for the Heysel stadium. On the other hand, the following broke the cars, provoked the young people in the neighborhood … Then, they returned to the DIY store and broke everything … I arrived and I saw the boss take strokes, wanting to defend himself … It is a father who has the seventy and who finds himself in the hospital. I was targeted with a concrete block. In the emergency room, I was told that I had two deep wounds. I can barely move my fingers. I am independent and I am on work stoppages.“
As for this neighbor, it was his car that took a hit. “”They broke my windshield. I filed a complaint to the police and I am waiting for the advice of insurance. I was not at home when it happened. But I was afraid for my family who she was at home, just in front of the DIY store. ” She tells us that he has filmed the facts. “They first started to attack a boy who was traveling in a scooter. Then they attacked it. They shouted, struck passers -by … I was very afraid, the children were crying … My aunt was shocked … At first, we didn’t know who these people were … It was after we understood.“
