A 16-year old Eric Turikunkiko who allegedly stabbed to death Willy Ishimwe Karimwabo, a 20-year old Rwandan has been sentenced to three months since he is a minor-Court in Belgium said.
Rwandans in Belgium are today expected to stage peaceful protests against a sentence handed to the murderer.
Karimwabo was slain last week by, another Rwandan Turikunkiko who is now to face three months of sentence.
Belgian police confirmed that Turikunkiko indeed belonged to a criminal gang in Brussels.
Turikunkiko said he stabbed Ishimwe due to the fact that the later failed to give him the interest of € 10 referring to € 20 that Turikunkiko owed the deceased.
Karimwabo will be laid to rest Tomorrow Saturday but there is a lot of anger among Rwandans in Beligium” said Masozera, Rwanda’s Ambassador to Beligium.
He added that the embassy is currently engaged in calming the Rwandans living in Belgium, helping out the family of the deceased and engaging the police on details of the case.
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