Another stabbing or knife attack in Roeselare
Sunday 21-09-2025 another fatal stabbing on the street in Roeselare, three victims died after a knife attack. Anti-knife clothing available.
On Sunday 21/09/2025, shortly after noon, a fight occurred in Kleine Weg, not far from the city center, which resulted in a fatal stabbing. Neighbors are outspoken, saying "it was bound to happen." The stabbing reportedly occurred within the Afghan community. A second similar knife attack is said to have taken place in Meiboomlaan, a few hundred meters away. Later that evening, the perpetrator stabbed a third person in Hoogleedsesteenweg. The police were able to apprehend the suspected perpetrator in Izegem.
Victim of the stabbing in Roeselare in the Kleine Weg died on the spot. The public prosecutor's office is investigating. The perpetrator is still at large.
Silent memorial walk for the three victims of the stabbing.
Victims of the stabbing in Roeselare were an Afghan woman, an Afghan friend of the perpetrator, and later that evening, a Flemish man, a former neighbor of the perpetrator, was also stabbed. The perpetrator had previously been convicted of domestic violence. The call for a silent march was respected to allow the family members to process their loss across the barriers of different cultures.
Silent memorial march for the victims of the stabbing where there is talk of a clear signal to the population of Roeselare... clear? ... what clear signal is being given about the stabbings in Roeselare?
Protest T-shirt against stabbings
After yet another silent march, memorial march or white march for victims of stabbings, a "Stop Stabbings" protest T-shirt is now available, allowing supporters of the victims to express their displeasure without being silenced.
Stabbings still remain undiscussable.
After earlier fatal stabbings at the station in Roeselare and multiple stabbings between rival drug gangs involving Chechens and Afghans, it is not stopping in this West Flemish city either. There's no getting around it, many knives are being carried, and at the slightest argument, a stabbing or knife attack occurs. (There is now security at Roeselare station).
Where does this general increase in stabbings in cities come from?
· In some foreign cultures, everyone carries a knife. The knife is a status symbol or conflicts are settled with knives. Immigrants bring their culture to cities like Roeselare.
· Some Eastern European immigrants learned to fight with knives during their military service, and at the slightest argument, knives are drawn.
· In the case of terrorism, instructions are given to attack with knives.
· Given that many immigrants in Roeselare carry knives, the local population is also arming itself with knives for personal protection against the increasing number of stabbings.
· Children confront each other, and not having a knife is no longer fashionable.
· Many people are unaware of the weapons law prohibiting carrying knives without a legal reason, and many young people don't even know they are violating the law!
There is also anti-knife clothing available that you can wear for protection without violating the weapons law for knives. This anti-knife clothing can limit or even completely prevent serious injury from a knife attack.
Most common stabbing weapons and knives
The most common bladed weapons used in a stabbing or knife attack are: sharpened screwdrivers, ice picks, utility knives, pocket knives, kitchen knives, and hunting knives or combat knives.
Difference in injury from a knife attack or stabbing.
Lacerations are a long cut, usually quite shallow, which most people consider less dangerous. Lacerations are currently most often caused by utility knives or meat knives. In knife fighting training, one is taught where to apply the knife cut to disable the victim as quickly as possible. The most fatal knife attacks occur by cutting the victim's throat. A cut-resistant neck gaiter or scarf and cut-resistant sleeves offer good protection against a cutting knife attack.
Cut and stab resistant neck gaiter - Cut and stab resistant scarf
Stab wounds appear as short wounds and can be quite deep. Stab wounds occur in stabbings and can be caused by various stabbing weapons ranging from sharpened screwdrivers, ice picks, pocket knives, kitchen knives to actual combat daggers. Protection against stab wounds is very complex and depends on the tip shape of the stabbing weapon and the force with which it is wielded.
Torskin cut-resistant T-shirt 36 joule stab-resistant packages
Stab-resistant clothing incorporates very strong yarns, sometimes layered, into its design. This stab-resistant clothing can look casual and be quite comfortable to wear. Stab-resistant clothing can also be equipped with special stab-resistant packages. Professional stab-resistant packages KR1-SP1 or NIJ level 1 are specially developed against very dangerous stabbing weapons such as combat daggers and are used in stab-resistant vests and clothing..
Cut-resistant clothing level 5 anti-knife protection
Cut-resistant clothing level 5 anti-knife protection is made of very strong yarns reinforced with glass fiber to increase cut resistance. The most well-known are Spectra from Honeywell and a type of blend of industrial synthetic fibers, which usually have a gray-white color. The blend we use was named Cutyarn (cut resistant yarns) by us.
Gray cut-resistant undershirt L5 from VBR-Belgium
Cut-resistant Cutyarn and Spectra level 5 offer good cut-resistant protection against very sharp utility knives and kitchen knives and already provide good protection against knife attacks. Although a single layer of cut-resistant level 5 fabric offers high resistance, the stab resistance is insufficient to stop a knife stab with a very sharp knife. Due to the high resistance of these cut-resistant fabrics, the depth of the knife stab can be limited, so that a knife stab goes less deep into the body and thus limits the injury.
Cut-resistant clothing is as flexible as regular casual clothing, and to increase stab resistance, different cut-resistant garments can be worn on top of each other, achieving greater stab resistance. We recommend at least three layers of level 5 cut-resistant fabric on top of each other to achieve any useful stab resistance against a knife attack. For example, a cut-resistant undershirt, a cut-resistant sweater, and a cut-resistant jacket.
Rain jacket with cut-resistant lining
Cut-resistant clothing level 5+ Dual Face
There is a new type of "Dual Face" cut-resistant fabric on the market used by Police Special Units. These are actually two threads knitted together in one thin layer, with one thread on one side and the other thread on the other side. This is a very tight and dense knit, making it significantly more difficult to stab through with a knife. This relatively thin layer with high stab resistance can be used as protective underwear to wear under clothing or uniform. By using two threads in a fabric, different properties can be added, such as moisture-wicking or even greater stab resistance.
Black cut and stab resistant undershirt Dual Face VBR-Belgium
Black cut and stab resistant undershirt, cut resistant level 5, with moisture-wicking properties that allow sweat to evaporate faster, so it can be worn under clothing or uniforms. The outside is black Honeywell Spectra and the inside is Coolmax. Quite soft and comfortable to wear and refreshing when it's warm.
Under body armor Coolmax T-shirt with cut-resistant black Spectra sleeves
The under body armor shirt with cut-resistant sleeves by VBR-Belgium can be worn as black underwear under the bulletproof vest of police officers, security, and guards. The black color perfectly matches the black uniform of security guards. The sleeves are equipped with cut-resistant black Honeywell Spectra with moisture-wicking properties that feel very soft on the skin and allow sweat to evaporate quickly.
Grey cut and stab resistant undershirt Dual Face VBR-Belgium
Fashionable grey cut and stab resistant undershirt, cut resistant level 5+, with Cutyarn outer layer and Honeywell Spectra inner layer. These are two cut-resistant threads incorporated into a single layer, offering good stab resistance in the form of casual clothing.
Cutyarn-Spectra cut and stab resistant boxer shorts VBR-Belgium
A classic, but with the latest raw materials. Cut and stab resistant boxer shorts with increased cut and stab resistance that protect the lower abdomen, groin, and lower back against a knife attack.
Knife attack on the legs
One of the techniques knife fighters learn is to sever arteries. Even if a security guard wears a stab and bulletproof vest, a fatal cut can be inflicted without much force or struggle. The security agent is approached from behind and a discreet knife cut is made in the popliteal fossa where the femoral artery lies relatively shallow, and severing the femoral artery quickly leads to unconsciousness and death.
360° cut-resistant combat trousers
360° Cut and stab resistant combat trousers VBR-Belgium
The latest version of cut and stab resistant combat trousers developed according to the requirements of Special Police units, featuring water-repellent cotton and moisture-wicking cut-resistant lining. These water-repellent combat trousers ensure that the legs do not immediately get wet and also do not absorb liquids (liquid drugs). The 360° cut and stab resistant lining protects the legs, lower abdomen, and lower back against knife attacks or stabs.
Stab resistant vests KR1-SP1
Link to discrete stab resistant vests KR1-SP1
The discrete stab resistant vests KR1-SP1 are professional stab resistant vests that offer protection against knife stabs and stabs with sharp objects such as awls, ice picks or sharp sharpened screwdrivers.
Link to overt stab resistant vests KR1-SP1
Heracles Molle stab resistant vest KR1-SP1 for security guards. The Heracles stab resistant vest has a molle webbing at the front where all kinds of accessories can be attached.
Heracles Molle stab resistant vest KR1-SP1.
The Heracles Molle bullet and/or stab resistant vest is widely used by security guards.