A man was arrested on Wednesday in Villeurbanne (Rhône) after violently attacking four people including a septuagenarian who was hospitalized in absolute emergency, and an investigation for "
attempted assassination
" was opened, AFP learned Thursday, November 17 from consistent sources.
Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., "
the emergency services were required to intervene for a woman found seriously injured on the ground
" near a gas station in the town, said the Lyon prosecutor's office, confirming information from the regional daily
Le Progrès
.
“
On the spot was discovered a 70-year-old woman with injuries, particularly to the face
”, he added, specifying that the victim was transported by the Samu “
in absolute urgency
”.
According to the first elements of the investigation, she "
would have been attacked with her bare hands by an individual
", born in 1997, "
for no apparent reason
", we continued from the same source.
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Investigation for “attempted voluntary homicide”
The young man, who was “
immediately
” arrested by the police before being taken into custody, “
is also said to have committed violence and made death threats against several people who were simply passing by or who tried to intervene during the assaults
, ”concluded the prosecution.
In total, four identified victims "
have suffered strangulation
", for its part entrusted to AFP the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of the Rhône, including the septuagenarian.
Among the other people attacked, one is slightly injured, one was admitted to hospital and a "
prognosis (is) in progress
" for the third.
The Lyon public prosecutor's office has opened a flagrant investigation entrusted to the DDSP on the basis of "
attempted intentional homicide and intentional violence
".
Investigations are continuing to determine the exact circumstances of the facts.
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