Ligue 1: the woman who assaulted Yoane Wissa at his home wanted to abduct her child

The investigation into the assault on Congolese FC Lorient striker Yoane Wissa at his home on Thursday is progressing rapidly.

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reveals that a woman was arrested in Vannes, suspected of another assault the next day, but also of the kidnapping of an infant.

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Wissa hospitalized in emergency and injured in the eyes

Last Thursday, Yoane Wissa received a visit from a woman at her home in Vannes, who had come to ask for an autograph for her son. In the evening, this person had returned shortly before midnight, breaking into the home of the international before spraying him with acid. The Hake, burnt in the eyes, had been rushed to hospital before being operated on the next day. It is in a condition deemed "stable".

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reveal that the 32-year-old woman, who left home quickly after the assault, intended to abduct the newborn, a baby girl, from the home of the player and his partner. She would have explained to investigators wanting to replace her child, lost due to a miscarriage recently. She had not revealed this tragedy to her husband, "for fear that he would leave her".

The next day, after this aborted kidnapping attempt, this same woman had reoffended with an African couple.

Impersonating a social worker, she made an appointment with the mother who had given birth to a daughter a month earlier.

After grabbing the child, she sprayed the mother with a corrosive product.

It was seriously burned, on 30% of the body says

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, and transferred to a hospital specializing in this type of injury, in Bordeaux.

The suspect victim of mental disorders

Spotted and located by investigators who traced the trace of his phone calls, the alleged perpetrator was arrested Saturday morning and the baby, removed, could be found and returned to his family. He was in good health. The suspect, suffering from mental disorders, was hospitalized. The investigation continues for "attempted homicide", "kidnapping", "kidnapping" as well as "acts of torture and barbarism".