| Dendermonde nursery attack | |
|---|---|
 Dendermonde shown within Belgium | |
| Location | Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, Dendermonde, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°1′10″N 4°6′40″E / 51.01944°N 4.11111°E |
| Date | January 23, 2009 10:00 a.m. (CET) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 4 (3 in a nursery & a 73 year old woman in her home) [1] |
| Injured | 13 (including the attacker) |
| Perpetrator | Kim de Gelder |
The Dendermonde nursery attack was a stabbing attack on the Fabeltjesland daycare centre in the Flemish village of Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde in Dendermonde, Belgium, at 10:00 a.m. CET (9:00 a.m. UTC) on January 23, 2009. Three people were stabbed to death,[2] and twelve were mutilated in the attack.[3] The suspect has been linked to a separate murder of an elderly lady and police have suggested he was plotting more nursery attacks. The daycare centre where the initial attack occurred is expected never to reopen.[4]
- ^ "Belgian convicted in 4 deaths 2 of them babies".
- ^ Het Laatste Nieuws, (Belgium)
- ^ van de Velde, Antonia (2009-01-23). "Three die in Belgian child care center attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Thousands mourn murdered children". Irish Independent. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-25.