• A man was stabbed in the face on Monday afternoon as he tried to intervene in an altercation between another man and a woman in the middle of the street in Villenave-d'Ornon in Gironde.

  • The suspect, a 21-year-old young man, then created panic by entering a nearby school with his gun drawn.

    No child was injured.

  • The alleged attacker, who has a psychiatric history, was eventually arrested by law enforcement using a stun gun.

The investigation continues this Wednesday after the knife attack on a man near the Jules-Verne elementary school in Villenave-d'Ornon in Gironde.

Monday, around 4:30 p.m., the suspect caused panic around the establishment for long minutes before finally being arrested thanks to the use of a taser.

What happened ?

The scene began in the late afternoon in the street.

A woman and a man argue to the point that an altercation breaks out.

That's when another one approaches and tries to intervene.

In response, he is stabbed in the throat.

“This person was immediately taken care of by the emergency services and taken to the hospital but his vital prognosis was not engaged and he came out during the day.

We are awaiting the conclusions of the medical examiner, ”explains a source close to the investigation.

The suspect is a 21-year-old Girondin.

According to the first investigations, he had come to meet his ex-companion to try to reconnect.

Did the attacker break into the school with his knife?

“Yes”, answers the parquet floor of Bordeaux.

Indeed, the suspect continued on his way to the Jules-Verne school where parents are waiting for their children at this time.

According to France Bleu, he even took ten steps in the school with his knife in his hand before the staff saw him and shouted to scare him away.

“He did not injure or attempt to injure any child”, specifies the public prosecutor.

The students were inside for a snack.

Did they witness the scene?

The investigation is ongoing.

National Education has in any case set up a psychological support unit to answer questions from children and staff.

Did the suspect try to attack the police?

The suspect, who has a psychiatric history, then leaves the school.

Parents try to calm him down but nothing works.

As soon as the police and a team from the anti-crime squad arrive, he goes towards them, still with his knife in his hand.

“Investigations are still in progress to determine the exact circumstances of his arrest and his attitude towards the police, which nevertheless required the use of the electric pulse gun”, recalls the parquet floor of Bordeaux.

Arrested, the alleged attacker was hospitalized in a specialized service, his condition being deemed incompatible with a measure of police custody.

He has no criminal record.

"Investigations are still ongoing and there are still victims to be identified," the authorities said.

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