The local police service and the public prosecutor's office have opened an investigation after a 15-year-old boy was violently beaten in the Limburg municipality of Herk-de-Stad Images circulating on social media show the boy being punched and kicked by another youth Like the victim he is a pupil at the Sint-Martinus Secondary School The attack took place shortly after school had finished on Monday It now appears that the attack was an escalation of a dispute between the 2 boys that had started earlier in the day while they were both at school The footage that we have chosen not to publish in this article shows a teenage boy receiving a heavy blow to the head after which he is kicked in the head several times The boy’s 14-year-old girlfriend was also reportly attacked He father says that she has dislocated her shoulder The boy lost two teeth and sustained a broken jaw The attack took place near to the Sint-Martinus Secondary School in the centre of Herk-de-Stad The local police service went to the scene and started searching for the suspected assailant The prosecutor’s office has also opened an investigation He is a minor from Diest (Flemish Brabant) and like the victim is a pupil at Sint-Martinus The coordinating head of the school Joris Verboven told VRT News “First and foremost I would like to say that the whole school is shocked by what has happened "It is indeed the case that there was an incident at school during the day This was dealt with by pupil supervisors and staff at the Head’s office” things got seriously out of hand once school was over Mr Verboven went onto say that everything will now be done to maintain calm at the school and pupils will be given the chance to talk about what has happened both during class discussions and one-on-on with a student supervisor if they feel the need to Three pupils have been suspended from the school and boy that carried out the attack is the subject of a disciplinary investigation Faharas News is an AI-driven news aggregator that provides real-time updates from a variety of sources We do not take responsibility for the content or the external links provided We use cookies to personalize content and ads , to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic...Learn More