A student from ESSEC, a major business school, is suspected of having assaulted his roommate on Wednesday May 11 in Cergy (Val-d'Oise) with a chainsaw, seriously injuring him in the head and chest, learned AFP from police sources.
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The facts took place around 8:30 a.m. in the apartment where the two young men in their twenties lived, said this source, confirming information from Le
Point
.
Both are students at the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Cergy, one of the most prestigious business schools in France, according to this source.
Suspected perpetrator in custody
The alert was given by the neighbors, who contacted the emergency services after seeing the victim in blood.
The firefighters confirmed that they had intervened for a man "
injured by a chainsaw
" discovered in the lobby of the building, located in a street near the establishment.
Seriously injured, he was rushed to the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris.
The alleged perpetrator was arrested at his home and taken into custody.
According to the first elements of the investigation, which has just begun, the alleged perpetrator struck the victim several times, at the level
of “arms, chest and behind the neck
”, traced the police source.
The assaulted roommate still managed to grab the tool and then threw it out the first floor window, according to his story.
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The facts took place "
for no apparent reason
" at this stage, she added, adding that she did not know whether the DIY tool was on or off when it was used.
This chainsaw is a small electric model whose guide – flat part around which the chain turns – measures 13 cm, detailed another police source.
