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Rennes: an investigation opened for an attempted murder of a worker

11/11/2023, 3:51:41 PM

Highlights: A 45-year-old plasterer was stabbed on Friday in Rennes. A suspect has been arrested. The victim is no longer in life-threatening condition. The reasons for the action are still unclear. The suspect's police custody was lifted on Friday evening, as his condition required hospitalization in a specialized environment, the prosecutor said. The investigation is entrusted to the departmental security, says the prosecutor of the Republic of Rennes, Philippe Astruc, confirming information from Le Figaro.


The 45-year-old victim, whose life is no longer in danger, was stabbed on Friday. A suspect has been arrested.

A criminal investigation for attempted murder was opened Friday, November 10 by the Rennes prosecutor's office and entrusted to the departmental security, says to Le Figaro the prosecutor of the Republic of Rennes, Philippe Astruc, confirming information from France 3.

On that day, drywall workers were on a renovation site of a house on rue Jean Racine, south of Rennes. Two of them were unloading a truck.

The reasons for taking action are still unclear

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According to the first elements collected, during this time, a man born in 1991 in Libreville and living nearby was going back and forth and took out a knife to inflict three blowson one of the 45-year-old plasterers," said the Rennes public prosecutor. The reasons for the action are still unclear.

The victim, who was taken to hospital after the incident, is no longer in life-threatening condition. "The suspect's police custody was lifted on Friday evening, as his condition required hospitalization in a specialized environment," the prosecutor said.