Stabbing incident at the asylum center in Middelburg
In the early hours of Saturday morning, police arrested a 36-year-old man from Middelburg in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred at the AZC asylum seekers center in Middelburg, resulting in serious injuries to one person.
The incident occurred around 12:30 AM on Friday at the AZC located on Laurens Stommesweg. The police received a report of a person being stabbed and injured. Several officers arrived at the scene and found a man with a stab wound. Paramedics provided first aid to him at the scene, and a rescue helicopter was called to later transport him to the hospital in critical condition.
The police immediately began their investigations, questioning eyewitnesses and reviewing surveillance cameras. Through the investigations, the identity of the suspect was established, and the police started the search for him. Around four in the morning, he was found and arrested in the center of Flensburg. The police are still investigating his exact role in the stabbing incident, while he remains in custody for questioning.
The police intervened that same night, just before ten o'clock in the evening, in a fight that occurred at the same location, and authorities are currently investigating whether that fight is related to the stabbing incident.
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