Machete brawl and fort Chabrol in Glimes: suspended six-month sentence for a Walloon man from Brabant
A man has been sentenced to six months in prison with a suspended sentence following a machete fight, a barricade and the theft of an electric bicycle in Glimes.
Fraternal brawl, barricade and bicycle theft: a Walloon Brabançon caught up with justice
DHnet reports that a violent altercation with a machete between two brothers mobilised substantial police resources on 31 July at Glimes, a locality in the municipality of Incourt.
Around 20:15, two brothers born in 1987 and 1988 clashed on a property on rue des Acacias/clos du Chesne. Upon the arrival of the forces of order, the two men presented with injuries. One of them bore a deep cut to the arm.
The more seriously injured brother then barricaded himself in the dwelling, threatening to blow everything up with gas. He finally agreed to surrender to police on 1 August at 2:48 and was immediately deprived of his liberty. The two brothers were treated at Tirlemont hospital before being questioned by investigators.
The matter was examined in the correctional court at the vacation hearing on 26 August. The facts had concluded with seals being placed on a caravan present at the scene. Patrick T., one of the two brothers, nevertheless returned to the location the next day to break these seals and seize a bag found inside the vehicle.
The day did not stop there for him. Taken to the police station of the Ardennes Brabançonnes police zone, he left again around 21:00. Forty minutes later, police were informed of the theft of an electric bicycle from the rear courtyard of a restaurant in the area. Surveillance camera footage clearly identified Patrick T. climbing a fence before leaving the premises by bicycle.
Apprehended quickly, the man justified his actions: "I had no other means of transport to get home." The cameras, however, provided a very different explanation to police, who saw the defendant attempt to open the doors of several cars parked near the restaurant before seizing the bicycle.
Patrick T. is known to the courts for previous convictions for drink-driving, theft and drug use. He had not appeared at the hearing on 26 August. In his absence, deputy state prosecutor Barbara Renquet had requested a custodial sentence of nine months in prison. The court ultimately imposed a sentence of six months in prison with a suspended sentence.
Source: DHnet