In Leernes (Fontaine-l’Évêque), a lot of questions this Tuesday surrounding the death of a cyclist last Saturday. A 66-year-old man was riding his bike when he fell heavily. At the hospital, doctors found that he had been shot in the head.
A sixty-year-old succumbed to his injuries on Monday after being the victim of a gunshot to the head on Saturday while he was cycling on rue du Cimetière in Leernes (Hainaut, Fontaine-l’Evêque), the Charleroi prosecutor’s office confirming information from Sudinfo.
An investigation is underway to shed light on the circumstances of the facts.
The police and emergency services intervened on Saturday rue du Cimetière in Leernes to help a 66-year-old man who had been shot in the head. The latter was riding a bicycle when he was hit. Transported to hospital, the sixty-year-old finally succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
Informed of the facts, the Charleroi public prosecutor’s office confirmed that the investigation “is continuing.”
The hospital did everything they could to keep him alive
The victim’s relatives did not know of any enemies. This Tuesday morning, investigators from the federal judicial police were still at the scene of the tragedy. They had first been warned for a driving accident before being confronted with the worst. “He would have been hit by a bullet in the head. We don’t know more than that. The Marie Curie hospital did everything it could to keep him alive as long as possible. But unfortunately, we had to unplug him yesterday/Monday around 1:30 p.m. to put an end to his suffering. We don’t know anything, and the police told us that we can’t rule anything out at the moment. They are investigating and I hope that. will succeed”said Sam Lorent, the victim’s nephew.
Fontaine-l’Éveque Hainaut cyclist death
