Eppeghem.—The dead body of a child of two was seen pinned to the ground with a German lance.
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Hofstade.—On a side road ... was seen ... the dead body of a boy of five or six with his hands nearly severed.
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In Hofstade and Sempst, in Haecht, Rotselaar and Wespelaer, many children were murdered.
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Louvain (August 28th).—One woman went mad, some children died, others were born.... (August 29th, outside Louvain): Some corpses were those of children who had been shot.
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A small village.—There were two little children—a boy about 4 or 5, and a girl of about 6 or 7. The boy's left hand was cut off at the wrist and the girl's right hand at the same place. They were both quite dead.
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