Officer who fatally struck boy with police car arrested

The police officer behind the wheel of the patrol car that struck and killed an 11-year-old boy in the Brussels neighbourhood of Ganshoren has been placed under house arrest for charges involving malicious obstruction of traffic resulting in death.Committee P, the police oversight body, has been investigating whether the fatal accident in Elisabeth Park last week could have been avoided.Officers were pursuing the 11-year-old boy because they thought he looked too young to be riding a scooter. According to the Brussels public prosecutor's office, the police chased him by car at speeds of more than 40 km/h through a park where pedestrians were…