The man suspected of having stabbed a mother and her two-month-old baby in the Jura was placed in psychiatric care, the tragedy potentially having occurred against the backdrop of "
withdrawal
" from narcotics, the Lons-le-Pont prosecutor's office announced on Sunday. Saunier.
The infant, who suffers from a “
disembowelment
”, is still in a “
critical
” state and “
his vital prognosis remains engaged
”, indicated in a press release the public prosecutor, Lionel Pascal.
Initially, the state of health of the man arrested on Saturday afternoon after intense research had been deemed "
compatible with police custody, subject to the opinion of a psychiatrist
", explained Lionel Pascal.
But the psychiatrist who then examined him found him on the contrary "
incompatible
" with police custody and the suspect was "
subject to admission to psychiatric care
", added the magistrate.
“
No hearing
” of this man born in 1996 was possible, Lionel Pascal told AFP.
The "
duration of hospitalization
" in psychiatry is "
at the discretion of the medical profession
", he added.
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According to the first elements of the investigation, this young man "
originally from the department of Oise
" was hosted in the commune of Les Rousses, a ski resort on the border with Switzerland, by the father and mother of the infant "
whose he is a distant relative
,” the prosecutor explained in his statement.
"
This accommodation could be linked to an attempt to wean off the consumption of narcotics
", the relatives of the suspect having "
observed a deterioration in his mental state
" the days preceding the attack, Lionel Pascal further indicated.
The mother and her baby were airlifted Saturday morning to a hospital in Geneva.
Very seriously affected, the baby suffered from a "
disembowelment
" while his mother, aged 27, presented several wounds "
without obvious vital risk
", had indicated Lionel Pascal.
"
The infant remained in the operating theater for several hours
" and "
he is now being taken care of in the intensive care unit
", the prosecutor said on Sunday, according to which "
the investigations are continuing
".
