Shortly after 8:00 PM, the police received a report that there was heavy fighting in and around a house on Wijdaustraat in Middelburg. When various units arrived on the scene, they found two bleeding women in the alley behind the house. They had sustained stab wounds. More people were present in the house, including two children. When it became clear that one of the men present might have a knife, this person was held at gunpoint by an officer until his colleagues could handcuff him. This man (40) was arrested as a suspect of attempted manslaughter. The police are conducting further investigation into the cause and circumstances of the violence.