A young man suspected of having injured six people with a knife - his mother, his brother then four passers-by - on October 7 in Château-Thierry (Aisne), was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention, announced Wednesday October 19 the parquet of Laon.
This 19-year-old young man, who had been hospitalized under duress after the events, at the request of a psychiatric expert, was able to be presented on Tuesday to the criminal center of the Laon investigation after the lifting of this measure, indicated to AFP the prosecutor of the Republic of Laon, Guillaume Donnadieu.
He was indicted for "
attempted murder on ascendant, attempted murder on a minor under the age of fifteen, attempted murder on a minor under the age of fifteen, attempted murder and violence against a person in charge of authority public without disability
.
Chest injuries
On October 7, around 10 p.m., a 46-year-old woman and her 11-year-old son came to the police station indicating that they had been injured in the chest by stab wounds from another son of the applicant, according to the story. made the next day in a press release by the prosecutor of Soissons, Julien Morino-Ros, whose prosecution then relinquished in favor of Laon.
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Meanwhile, the young man had fled on foot towards the Marne, armed with a knife.
On his way, he had "
beat four people
" including a 13-year-old boy.
The police had to make "
use of their firearms several times
" while trying to arrest him "
following the throwing of a knife in their direction
", specified Mr. Morino-Ros.
Hit in the leg, the defendant had continued his race for 150 meters "
before stopping to take a prayer mat and a Koran out of his bag
" then starting "
to make incantations while kneeling
", allowing his arrest.
At this stage, the testimonies collected did not mention "
no comments made suggesting an act linked to Islamist radicalization or claimed as such
", underlined the prosecutor of Soissons.
The six victims, aged 11 to 46, had been taken care of in hospital without their lives being in danger.