The police remained on site for long hours, from dawn on Thursday, barricading the street to preserve the crime scene.
In Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, the body of a man surrounded by traces of blood was discovered in the city center, rue Jules-Guesde, near the corner with rue de Paris (Nationale 6).
At around 6.30 am, a resident on his way to work sees a man lying on the sidewalk, unconscious and with multiple injuries.
He immediately notified the emergency services and began a cardiac massage.
The firefighters, then the Smur and the national police, arrive on the scene shortly after and quickly understand that the man had already died when the witness began the resuscitation maneuvers.
Wounds in the back, on the legs ...
According to the first findings, the victim is a man in his forties.
He was stabbed numerous times.
It shows signs of laceration and sores all over the body, especially on the back and legs.
A pair of scissors was found a few meters away.
Rescuers also observed multiple traces of blood around.
Is he an occupant of one of the many squats in the neighborhood?
There was nothing on him to determine his identity this Thursday morning.
What complicate the task of investigators.
The Créteil prosecutor's office, which visited the scene, seized the Paris criminal brigade to shed light on this homicide.