A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after two babies and a woman were killed and 13 others wounded in a frenzied and motiveless knife attack at a creche that stunned Belgium.
Belgian prosecutor Christian Du Four identified the unemployed man only as ‘Kim D’, from Belsele, a village around 30km from the scene of yesterday’s attack in the town of Dendermonde.
When he was arrested the accused man was carrying a knife, a small axe, a fake pistol and was wearing body armour, Mr Du Four said. Two more knives were found at the scene.
‘He has not said anything, so we don't know about his motive,’ Mr Du Four said at a news conference. ‘He doesn't say anything ... he's very passive.’
The man arrived at the crèche saying he wanted to ask a question.
But he then ran into the creche's rooms and launched his attacks, slashing at victims with a knife, before cycling off.
There were 18 infants aged up to three years and six adults in the creche. Those killed were aged six and nine months and a woman child minder, aged 54.
Some of the wounded children would require plastic surgery, hospital staff said.
