A 17-year-old teenager suspected of having seriously injured his mother with a knife Tuesday, in Grenoble, was arrested and taken into custody for attempted murder, according to the prosecution.
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Aged 51, the victim took refuge on the balcony of his home after having received "
ten stab wounds in the throat, thorax and back by his son
", said the police, contacted by neighbors alerted by his cries and calls for help. The alleged perpetrator, a 17-year-old teenager, was arrested hiding under a mattress in the family apartment, located in the city center, by police after they broke the door. He was "
in a state of shock and covered in blood,
" added the police, confirming information from
Dauphiné Libéré
, which indicates that two knives that may have been used in the assault were seized.
The fifty-year-old was rescued shortly after 3:00 p.m. by firefighters and was transported to Grenoble University Hospital in a state of absolute emergency. Attack in particular in the carotid, its vital prognosis is engaged. The Grenoble public prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation for “
attempted voluntary homicide
”. The investigation was entrusted to the criminal brigade of the departmental security.
