The motives of the suspect remain unknown for the time being.
A 22-year-old young woman died on Sunday evening after being stabbed several times in Cabriès (Bouches-du-Rhône) by a man who was arrested and placed in police custody, we learned from sources. police and judiciary.
The victim, who worked in the commercial area of Plan-de-Campagne, between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, received "several stab wounds to different parts of the body", around 9:00 p.m. Sunday, and succumbed shortly after his injuries, said the public prosecutor of Aix-en-Provence, Jean-Luc Blachon.
The young woman was hit near her workplace.
“The alleged perpetrator was immediately arrested by the gendarmerie forces who were alerted,” he added.
During his arrest, the alleged murderer, aged 26, “held a knife in his hand”.
At this stage of the investigation, "we are completely unaware of the links" between these two people, he underlined, noting however that it was not a priori a question of a feminicide in a "marital setting".
