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Guido Demoor (1952) was a Belgian NMBS/SNCB Thalys train driver and father of two children. He died on 24 June 2006 after an incident of violence in an Antwerp public transport bus with a group of six youths. The exact circumstances under which Demoor died remain disputed. One of the youths was sentenced to a conditional two years imprisonment for kicking Demoor. ==Incident== The incident took place round 15h on 24 June 2006, when the 54-year-old Demoor was heading to work on a De Lijn city bus in Antwerp. There was a disturbance, involving Demoor and six youths of Moroccan descent (five Belgian citizens, one with Spanish passport). During the incident, Demoor received more than one blow to his body. Near the end of the incident, one of the youths rang the alarm bell, and some or all of them left the bus. Demoor died, after or before the boys left the bus, apparently from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Initial press reports led to believe that the youths started causing a disturbance on the bus. When Demoor stood up and tried to calm things down, he was beaten to the ground and kicked repeatedly. The youths then pulled the emergency brake and fled the bus, leaving Demoor to die.〔 (Jongeren slaan buspassagier dood in Antwerpen en vluchten ) ("''Youths beat bus passenger to death in Antwerp and flee''"), Het Laatste Nieuws〕 Later, newspapers however reported that he asked the youths to calm down, and that, when they wouldn't listen, he grabbed one of them at the throat. Two of them then beat and kicked Demoor, the other four watched. After this, the youngsters fled.〔 (Mogelijk toch verband tussen busincident en overlijden ) ("''Possibly a connection between bus incident and death after all''"), Gazet van Antwerpen, 29 September 2006. (Stierf Demoor toch door busgevecht? ) ("''Did Demoor die because of bus fight after all?''"), De Standaard, 29 September 2006.〕 According to the youth's lawyers, the six youths were just making noise. Demoor repeatedly yelled to lower the volume. One of the youths apologised. After another yell from Demoor, one of the youths started making animal noises, upon which Demoor made physical threats, calling: "It's always the same problem with you, Moroccans". When the supposedly threatened youth tried to ward off Demoor, the latter is said to have grabbed the boy (1m 60 tall) at the throat and pushed his head against the bus window, yelling : "Now you will shut up!" The attacked boy asking for help, his friend struck Demoor twice, upon which Demoor released his victim. A third boy pushed the alarm button, the attacked boy kicked Demoor in the chest, and five of the six boys fled from the bus. The sixth boy remained on the bus, and only got off a few minutes later, at a regular bus stop. At that moment, Demoor was still alive and looking well. Demoor died a few moments later. All youths, three of them minors, were arrested days after the incident.〔 (OM akkoord met vrijlating van twee busverdachten ) ("''Prosecutor's Office Agrees with release of two bus suspects''"), Politics.be〕〔 "''Het lichaam van Guido Demoor vertoonde nauwelijks sporen van geweld : twee blauwe plekken en een gescheurde vingernagel''" ("''Guido Demoor's body hardly showed traces of violence : two bruises and a torn finger nail''"), Humo, 18 July 2006, year 30, no. 3437, p. 8〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guido Demoor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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