The hearse carrying the coffin of police officer Thomas Monjoie who was fatally stabbed in Brussels last week, passes by as police officers line the street for the funeral, in Waremme, Belgium November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Thousands of uniformed police lined the streets of the Belgian city of Borgworm on Friday for the funeral of a murdered 29-year-old policeman, saluting as the cortege passed.
Thomas Monjoie was stabbed to death on the evening of Nov. 10 in the north Brussels commune of Schaerbeek. A Belgian man, Yassine Mahi, 32, has been arrested and charged with murder and the attempted murder of another officer in a suspected terror attack.
The suspect, who was known by deradicalisation services, had gone to a police station the morning of the stabbing saying he wanted psychiatric help, police said.
Police officers give a salute as they line the street during a funeral convoy for police officer Thomas Monjoie who was fatally stabbed in Brussels last week, in Waremme, Belgium November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Three officers took him to a psychiatric ward nearby but Mahi left the waiting room before being treated, the hospital said.
(Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Nick Macfie)
Police officers line the street during a funeral convoy for police officer Thomas Monjoie who was fatally stabbed in Brussels last week, in Waremme, Belgium November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna GeronPolice officers line the street during a funeral convoy for police officer Thomas Monjoie who was fatally stabbed in Brussels last week, in Waremme, Belgium November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna GeronPolice officers line the street during a funeral convoy for police officer Thomas Monjoie who was fatally stabbed in Brussels last week, in Waremme, Belgium November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
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