A man stabbed to death near a deal point in Marseille

A man in his thirties was stabbed to death on Friday evening near a deal point in the northern districts of Marseille, a police source said on Saturday confirming information from Provence

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The police called by the firefighters discovered the body, riddled with stab wounds and whose arm was almost detached, shortly after 10 p.m. in a dead end in the Belle-de-Mai district (3rd arrondissement).

The victim who was identified was already on file for a drug case.

No suspect has yet been identified.

The investigation was handed over to the federal police.