The 17-year-old teenager suspected of having seriously injured his mother with a knife on Tuesday in Grenoble was "
hospitalized under duress in a psychiatric hospital
," the prosecution said on Wednesday.
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His police custody "
was lifted last night, the psychiatrist having considered that his state of mental health was not compatible with the measure,
" said the Public Prosecutor of Grenoble, Eric Vaillant. The young man was arrested and taken into custody Tuesday for "
attempted murder
".
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
". Alerted by his cries and calls for help, neighbors contacted the police. The fifty-year-old was rescued shortly after 3:00 p.m. by firefighters and transported to Grenoble University Hospital in a state of absolute emergency, affected in particular by the carotid artery. His vital prognosis "
is not engaged,
" added Éric Vaillant.
Her son was arrested afterwards, hidden under a mattress in the family apartment located in downtown Grenoble, "
in shock and covered in blood
". The Grenoble prosecutor's office opened a judicial investigation on Tuesday for “
attempted voluntary homicide
”. The investigation was entrusted to the criminal brigade of the departmental security.