A man killed by knife was found Monday night at the entrance of a metro station south of Rennes, we learned Tuesday from the prosecutor's office which has opened an investigation for murder.
The victim, "whose identity has not yet been established", was found "at the entrance of the Henri Fréville metro station in Rennes, around 23:15 p.m." Monday, said the prosecutor of the Republic of Rennes, Philippe Astruc.
Autopsy during the day
A prosecutor attended the scene, accompanied by a forensic doctor. The autopsy is to take place on Tuesday, said Philippe Astruc. No arrests had taken place Tuesday morning and the circumstances of the death are unknown at this stage.
According to the newspaper Ouest France, the man was 30 years old and was the victim of several stab wounds. The investigation, under the qualification of murder, was entrusted to the territorial direction of the judicial police of Rennes.