Kids witness stabbing at Gorinchem playground

A man was stabbed in the head in the parking lot of indoor playground Piratenland in Gorinchem on Saturday. At least one child witnessed the stabbing, AD reports.

The man was taken to a hospital by ambulance. He was conscious and not in mortal danger, according to the police.

The stabbing happened around 4:00 p.m. in a parking lot on Kleine Schelluinsekade. A woman and her husband, a 48-year-old man from Arnhem, got into an altercation with her ex. At some point the ex pulled a knife and stabbed the husband. The ex was arrested.

At least one child witnessed the stabbing. Though according to the manager of Piratenland, the fight was not visible from inside the playground. The kids inside noticed nothing, according to him.