When police found him in the family apartment, he was hidden under blankets, covered in blood and appearing in shock.
The custody of the teenager suspected of having stabbed his mother Tuesday in Grenoble (Isère) was lifted during the night, learns
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from the prosecution.
The psychiatrist who examined him considered that his state of mental health was not compatible with this measure.
The 17-year-old boy was hospitalized under duress in a psychiatric hospital, adds Grenoble prosecutor Eric Vaillant on Wednesday.
Refugee on her balcony
Tuesday afternoon, the police were alerted by the cries of the mother calling for help on the balcony of her accommodation in the city center where she had taken refuge.
Arriving on the scene, the police had found the victim on the ground, injured several times with a knife in the throat and thorax.
Her son was discovered in shock in the home and arrested for attempted murder.
The mother's vital prognosis is not engaged on Wednesday, specifies the Grenoble prosecutor's office.
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