Overview

• The Brussels public prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for the police driver on a charge of malicious obstruction of traffic resulting in death, which carries 20 to 30 years in prison.
• According to the prosecutor, officers followed the 12-year-old at over 40 km/h without activating sirens or lights, chasing him into a park where he was struck and killed.
• The officer is confined to his home under electronic monitoring and communication devices from several officers have been confiscated for further examination.
• Belgian regulations permit E-scooter operation only for riders aged 16 and older, intensifying scrutiny of pursuit protocols and age-related traffic safety laws.
• Hundreds of mourners have laid flowers and candles at the park site in gestures of grief and calls for police accountability.